In the Beginning Edmond Dantes is an intelligent, young sailor. He reminds me of Elie Wiesel from the book Night, because they are so innocent, kind and loving. We know he must be handsome to have such a pretty wife, and he must be very kind to care about his dad so much. Dantes is described as “He was a fine, tall, sim young fellow of eighteen or twenty, with black eyes, and hair as dark as a ravens wing; and his whole appearance bespoke that calmness and resolution peculiar to men accustomed from their cradle to contend with danger.