Edmond Dantes: Reborn as the Count of Monte CristoEveryday people seem to change themselves in one way or another, but sometimes people change their appearance and their personality to the point that those who were close to them, can't even recognize them in a crowd. The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas, is the story of a sailor, Edmond Dantes, who was betrayed in the best period of his life by the jealousy of his friends. Dantes is sent to prison where he spends countless years planning an escape with the help of a fellow prisoner. The prisoner informs Dantes that he knows where a treasure is that a man cannot even dream of. Dante's friend then dies, leaving Dantes with the information about where the treasure is. After escaping and cheating death, Dantes becomes rich by discovering the treasure his friend told him about. From here onwards the Count of Monte Cristo is born, who sets off in search of revenge against those who put him in prison. Many people believe that Edmond abandoned himself and tried to become the Count of Monte Cristo, however, there are still some traces of Edmond Dantes locked inside the Count. Edmond Dantes easily changed his name to Count of Monte Cristo, but he also sometimes changed his personality for this new title. As soon as Edmond Dantes was reborn as the Count of Monte Cristo, he gained wealth and power and soon invested money in servants who pampered him from head to toe every day. One day, while Albert de Morcerf is at home, he remarks to the count, “what I admire is your way of being served without asking questions... [it is] as if your servants intuit what you desire from your way of playing the gong, and as if everything were ready and waiting for your wish” (Dumas, 426). This shows that the Count is a new and completely different person since when he was the old Edmond Dantes he had no servants to pamper him in every waking moment of his life because he, too, was of a lower class. Furthermore, when Maxamillian Morrel approaches the Count for help for the unfortunate Valentine, the Count tries to ignore the topic rather than help, as old Edmond would. Once he learns that Valentino had been poison, the Count states: “What do I care??