The Count of Monte Cristo - Chapter 2 – Father and Son

After stepping ashore in Marseilles, Edmond Dantès rushes to visit his ailing father. Their reunion is heartfelt but bittersweet—his father has been living in quiet poverty, having repaid a debt owed to Edmond’s friend Caderousse. Edmond, though saddened, vows to provide for him.

This chapter deepens our view of Dantès: not just a skilled sailor, but a devoted son. Yet even in this tender moment, shadows linger—Caderousse, the supposed friend, watches with self-interest, foreshadowing the envy and treachery to come.