Wednesday, September 30, 2009

neither happiness nor misery

As he takes his leave from Maximillian, Dantes claims that "there is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another, nothing more.” What does that statement mean—in the context of the story and in real life—and how does it reverberate throughout the novel?

1 comments:

The Kings said...

Happiness and misery can come whether you are rich or poor, free or in prison, handing out revenge or finding peace. It is how you are living at what stage of life you are in.