Mahatma Gandhi once stated that “An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.” This quote goes hand in hand with the theme of Alexandre Dumas’ historical fiction novel The Three Musketeers. The story’s young hero, D’Artagnan, hopes to work his way up from being poor to being one of the King Louis XIII’s Musketeers. Throughout the story, the reader learns about the formation of enemies and alliances between the major characters. The Musketeers teach the reader that revenge leads towards
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Jada Simone Thomas Giles American British Literature Honors April 6, 2014 Put it in Gods Hands In Alexander Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo, there are two words at the end of the novel. They hold high importance. These words happen to sum up the entire novel in a nutshell. The two words are seen as an important element or theme in the novel as well. Those words are ‘wait and hope’. When reading this novel, you easily realize that this story revolves around the misfortune of others. Dante’s
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12:19) Alexandre Dumas uses his novel, The Count of Monte Cristo, to not only comment on French politics of the time, but to provoke thought about the role of God, especially his judgement and justice. Dumas demonstrates that while society’s justice is easily corrupted by men, the power and responsibility of true justice lies within a higher being Men must trust and honor the judgment of God, and consequently refraining from taking revenge on their fellow men. Alexandre Dumas’ life, which was filled
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certain that my past reincarnation was none other than d’Artagnan, the fourth musketeer. Knowing that is a gift. It makes the arduous process of describing the entirety of my personality in 500 words or less, possible. I can simply toss Alexandre Dumas’ biographical recount of my past life and say, “That’s me,” and those two words would mean everything. They make me that noble and heroic Gasconian that set out to Paris with nothing more than a yellow, hairless pony and a dream of grandeur. Alas
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honourable judges, dedicated teachers, my fellow competitors last but not least beloved audience. Where there is unity there is always victory. Well, we all know about the story “Three Musketeers” which is a classic English novel written by Alexander Dumas. D’Artagnan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis are always united facing the challenges in their lives. When Cardinal Richelieu's guards appear to arrest d'Artagnan and the three musketeers, the four men win the battle that follows even though they are outnumbered
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Firoozeh Dumas said, “We remember the kindness more than ever, knowing that our relatives who immigrated to this country after the Iranian Revolution did not encounter the same America.” in her book Funny in Farsi. This shows how America changed and how the relationships between natural born citizens and immigrants had also changed over the years. After the revolution, some of Dumas's relatives visited America and they did not believe Americans were very kind. When Dumas and her family visited California
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Rhetorical Appeals Comparison In the story “The ‘F Word’” Firoozeh Dumas relates the struggle of being an immigrant in the United States and the difficulty of making friends in an environment where no one would learn her name. Dumas’s main purpose is to make the audience more open-minded about calling people by their name instead of nicknames. On the other side, in the text “Is Junk Food Really Cheaper” Mark Bittman argues the importance of cooking at home rather than consuming fast food. The authors
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all over the world come here for freedom and to pursue a better life. They arrive with next to nothing, work incredibly hard, learn a new language and new customs, and in a generation, they become an integral part of our amazing nation." Firoozeh Dumas' memoir, Funny in Farsi, Pat Mora's poem "Legal Alien,” Anand Giridharadas Ted Talk “A tale of two Americas. And the mini-mart where they collided” and Richard Crowson’s political cartoon, “Great American Melting Pot,” all explain the hardships that
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I saw the movie, “The Man in the Iron Mask” but I didn’t like that it much. I think if you have some time and you want to waste it then watch this movie. There are various slight references to the political situation here, from the notion of the divine rule of Kings and the arrogance that stems from maintaining such a notion to distinctions of class, but unfortunately none of it is explored. The main reason the Musketeers rebel against the King is because Athos' son Raoul dies after being sent to
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Racing down the hallway with a plastic sword in my hand and a cover hanging off of my back I shouted “All for one, and one for all!”, a motto used by the adventurous antagonist trio in my favorite book of all time, The Three Musketeers. As a child, I've always enjoyed reading classical books such as, Huckberry fin and Swiss family Robison. However, none of these classics seemed to top The Three Musketeers. I fell for the story and the writing in a big way. This book is just full of adventure which
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