Nature And Emotion In A Tale Of Two Cities

The novel, A Tale of Two Cities, was written by Charles Dickens and was published in 1859. A Tale of Two Cities is a historical fiction based during the French Revolution. As two groups of people who both live in London and Paris find themselves in a situation that affects all of them, which ends with some deaths and suffering. Charles Dickens purpose for writing A Tale of Two Cities was to inform and amplify the readers mind on human nature. Throughout the book Charles Dickens uses many themes and characteristics, that bring out human nature in all his characters, to broaden the view of the readers.

The literature that came out of the French Revolution often shares common themes of death, rebirth, and destruction. Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is much the same way. Throughout the novel, Dickens clearly supports the revolution but also depicts the brutality of the revolutionaries. Dickens uses powerful metaphors of a sea to symbolize the revolutionaries destroying old France and the belittling name of “Jacques” to depict the narcissistic views of the French aristocracy to show his support for the revolution.

In a Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens juxtapositions suspense and humor in an intricate tale of love and loyalty.

Have you ever messed something up and wanted to redo it? What about having one event change the rest of your life to do better in the world? In the book A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickson “recalled to life” is one of the biggest themes. “Recalled to life” in my understanding is getting a second chance at life. It can also mean that a person changes over time compared to what they were in a previous time. I think that the biggest person who portrays would be Dr. Manette because he went from a person stuck in his past horrors to a man full of dignity and courage. Quite possibly another great way to show the theme is Charles Darnay, he was born an Evermonte and married Lucie. He gave up his life of wealth and fame to find happiness and love. He is also saved from the death sentence, which means that he got a second chance. Lastly, Sydney Carton could be another example of this theme. He was a man that had no purpose but then he had purpose and started to act. The theme “recalled to life” is recurring and continues to show that some people are given a second chance at life.

The novel A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens involves many instances of adversity that the characters are to face. The different characters in this novel each react differently to adversity within their lives. With this, Dickens’ characters react in ways that show more into their personalities and lives, either showing the best or worse side of themselves when faced with such turmoil and difficulty. Dr. Manette’s behaviors exemplify the idea that individuals show the best side of themselves when faced with adversity since he is able to overcome the adversity that he faces and still be a forgiving and caring person. Dr. Manette faces much adversity in his life.

A Tale of Two Cities, a book written by Charles Dickens in 1859, describes the situation of France and the French Revolution. At the end of Chapter Six, Dr. Manette, Lucie Manette, Charles Darnay, Sydney Carton, and Miss Pross are at a Tea Party. A turbulent storm occurs and incites an eerie mood within the characters. Charles Darnay starts telling a story about a paper he found. After telling the story, Dr. Manette begins to feel ill. Following this is a section which contains multiple literary elements. In Chapter Six, Dickens utilizes descriptive literary devices, such as imagery, personification, and anaphora, to foretell the French Revolution and set the mood of the passage.

Motif: “A motif is a narrative element with symbolic meaning that repeats throughout a work of literature.” Example: “No fight could have been half so terrible as this dance. It was so emphatically a fallen sport- a something once innocent, delivered over to all devilry- a healthy pastime changed into a means of angering the blood, bewildering the senses, and the heart” (288). Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities Context: As soon as Charles Darnay arrives at France, he becomes a prisoner and is taken to a prison named La Force.

Charles Dickens utilizes doubles and contrasts to enhance the plot of Dickens uses parallels in characters, social classes, and events that compliment each other to strengthen the plot. Its themes of violence in revolutionaries, resurrection, and sacrifice also help support the story.

Anger, resentment and hurt can make a person feel as if they need to make up for their loss, while laughter and lightness can make a person feel as if they have already made up for that loss. As a matter of fact, this is demonstrated by two characters in Charles Dickens’s Novel, A Tale of Two Cities, set during the French Revolution. The characters who reflect this statement are Madame Defarge and Dr. Manette. Madame Defarge is vengeful and malevolent while Dr. Manette is forgiving and committed. Madame Defarge, the wife of Ernest Defarge, is a tricoteuse who is obsessed with the revenge over the Evremondes for the death of her nephew, sister, brother, father and brother-in-law.

In Charles Dickens’ Tale of Two Cities, the psychological state of his characters significantly affects the plot of his novel. One character in particular, Dr. Alexandre Manette, has one of the most complexly developed and dynamic minds in all of literature. Observing the changes in his unstable psychological state during the beginning, middle, and end of the novel displays a more complex reasoning behind his actions. At the beginning of the novel, Manette is a man who has recently been released from an unjust imprisonment in the Bastille.

Love is a boundless emotion that helps define one’s life. It has the ability to affect the lives, as well as influence the nature of others. Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities conveys this idea through the character of Lucie Manette and her impact on the development of several characters. At a young age, the circumstance for her is to live as an orphan due to the eighteen year imprisonment of her father, along with the death of her mother. Under these conditions, Lucie becomes a loving figure that is able to care and sympathize with others.

A figure of speech where something has another meaning other than its literal meaning. Where the actions of a character, word, action, or event has a deeper meaning than the context of the whole story. Symbolism. A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens was a brilliant book, with a fascinating story; but one of the reasons why it was so interesting was Dickens’ clever uses of symbolism. The sea, the footsteps, and the sunrises; all symbolizing something more, something much more deep, than what the story let on.

While the Victorian people called for romantic intrigue and petty drama in the literature of their time, Dickens’ added complexity to his novels not to satisfy the frivolous needs of Victorians but to further the theme of irony in his novel. In A Tale of Two Cities, irony is an ever-present theme and is woven into the plot seamlessly by author Charles Dickens. Coincidence is a complementary theme to irony in this novel. Dickens’ constant implementation of situations of coincidence and chance leads to a greater sense of irony throughout this book. Dickens adds complexity to the plot and further enforces the theme of irony in the novel through circumstances of coincidence, including the indictments of Charles Darnay, the life and associates of Dr. Manette, and Madame Defarge’s need for and path to revenge.

The French Revolution mainly took place in the city of Paris during the late 1700’s. The Revolution did not only affect the people of France, but also the citizens of England as well. The French Revolution is known as one of the most brutal and inhumane periods of history. If one studied the beliefs and views of the people involved at the time, one would see a reoccurring theme of “ being recalled to life”. Born from the world of literature, Charles Dickens’ novel, A Tale of Two Cities takes a deeper look at the culture of the late 1700’s, in both England and France. Dickens uses the character of Lucie Manette to further examine one of the major themes presented in the novel, consisting of the belief of one being

Out of all the compelling characters in this story, Lucie Manette and Jarvis Lorry are the two that are most interesting to me. In the beginning of the story, they were strangers. However, as the plot develops, we find out they have actually met before. When Lucie became an orphan, Lorry took her to England to be raised. This action shows that Lorry cared for Lucie and wanted what was best for her. They meet again when he takes Lucie to her father. Throughout the story, they grow a strong bond.