Both stories have similarities and differences in how they develop the theme. The theme in each of the stories have a take on how they want you to imagine what’s happening. In the story The Count of Monte Cristo the author gives the reader curiosity instead of satisfaction which will give you a thought of hope when finding the theme. In the story Blessings the author always gives a relaxed mood which will provide you with a more grateful theme. In The Count of Monte Cristo the author keeps you guessing on what the sound on the other side of the wall is, but in Blessings the author keeps on giving relaxing scenes for you to put into your head. One thing both of the stories have in common in finding the theme is that all of the