The Count of Monte Cristo

1) How is the power of imagination a major theme of the story?

Luo is the master story teller in the book. When Luo starts his stories, the audience becomes enchanted and possibly become the stories. The audience cannot wait until the next time he will tell his story. His stories allow the audience to dream and become alive without worry of the actual world. He is able to create a mental picture as if the audience is watching a movie. The stories are so magnificent that Luo and the main character are allowed days off in order to find a new story to tell. Luo is usually the story teller, but on some occasions the main character is the story teller. They are both great at telling stories and entrance the audience into worrying about only what the characters will do and not what the outside world is doing. These stories bring excitement and people together that would not have normally gotten together. The audience is allowed to travel outside the domain of China and into an alternate universe where anyone can be anyone.