Identity in The Count of Monte CristoAn identity is more than just a name. Sometimes identity is the first thing and perhaps the only thing a person notices about one or the other. A person's identity can represent their culture, race, and sometimes even their family background. My identity is what represents me. For those who don't know me personally but know my name, know my identity. This identity is what people will recognize me for for now and forever. When people create different identities, it can distort reality. People may create identities to fulfill fantasies or simply to impersonate others (in other words, distort reality). Everyone has done it, whether it's by starring in a skit, creating a fake photo ID, or simply giving someone a fake name. All of these represent different ways of distorting reality and different ways of changing an identity. “The Count of Monte Cristo” is a book which contains few characters but many identities. Edmond Dantes, if he's not the main character, then one of the main characters kind of has a reality dysfunction problem. In the book, Edmond Dantès creates various identities to fulfill his missions (fantasies). One of the few characters transformed by Edmond Dantès was Sinbad the Sailor. At the beginning of the book, while Edmond was still Edmond Dantès, he works and continues his career on a ship. The man he worked for quickly fell into debt because his shipping company went bankrupt. Edmond Dantès repaid the debt of the carriers under the name of Sinbad the Sailor. Edmond accomplished this mission under a different name so that his former boss would not know that Edmond Dantès was really the savior that Sinbad the Sailor had become. Edmond Dantès changed his identity to pursue, perhaps, a fantasy. Edmond wanted to give back to those who gave to him. He changed his identity for the better. He changed it to help instead of destroy. Edmond Dantès also took on the identity of a priest. I would say that Edmond Miss used the power of a priest because he used his power and the others' trust in him and gathered information from the individuals. Most people trust the priest and Edmond Dantès knew this when he accomplished his transformation into a priest...