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Dickens says, “The shadow attendant on Madame Defarge and her party seemed then to fall, threatening and dark, on both the mother and the child.” (Dickens 277). This quote brings to life the darkness of Madame Defarge and how she affects the feeling of the rooms she enters. Although Dickens presents Madame Defarge in a terribly dark way, readers can understand why she acts the way she does because they know her background. Through the extreme differences between Lucie and Madame Defarge’s upbringings it is no shocker that they are extremely different. By seeing the large contrast in these characters readers are able to understand better why Madame Defarge is so cruel. Dickens uses foils not only to gain sympathy for the revolutionaries, but also for the upper class, including Charles Darnay. Charles Darnay is a noble man and he comes from a family of wealth, and has money himself; however, he uses his money and power completely different from his uncle Marquis Evremonde. Although these men are related they are complete opposites. Darnay shows compassion towards lower class members and even risks his own life to help a servant, Gabelle. Unlike Darnay, Marquis Evremonde treats those lower than him terribly. Dickens uses the foil of these two characters to show

Fundamentally, the main two characters in these books Voltaire’s “Candide” and Swift’s “Gulliver’s Travels” (Candide and Gulliver) respectively have been used as units or vehicles for satire throughout the works. It is therefore of paramount importance to note that, Gulliver and Candide serve as ironies in these books. The books uses simple language but is characterized by irony as shown by the actions, practices, and behaviors of the characters. Also of importance to note is that, although the author exposes the two main characters to positions that do not best fit them in terms of their actions, the reader must be made to understand that the characters remain oblivious and naïve to their circumstances. According to the nature of the two literature works, I think the reader must be made to understand that, the two books are used to criticize human weakness by using some names such as Yahoos and Horse to describe human and the society.

In many novels, the society created by the author is surrounded by wealth and corruption. Numerous amount of times these settings are produced based on the life in which the author lives. Charles Dickens is no different. In the midst of most of his novels, Dickens exposes the deception of Victorian England and the strict society that holds everything together. In Dickens' novel Our Mutual Friend, a satire is created where the basis of the novel is the mockery against money and morals. Throughout this novel, multiple symbols and depictions of the characters display the corruption of the mind that surrounds social classes in Victorian England.

With striking similarity in both appearance and personality, it seems that Amory has “inherited from his mother every trait, except the stray inexpressible few, that made him worthwhile” (3). Fitzgerald is pointing out the meaningless of the trappings of the upper class. Although Amory and Beatrice are rich and beautiful, these traits do not make them worthwhile. It is the characteristics that Amory develops on his own, without Beatrice’s influence, that redeem him.

Ryan Seiders is 41 years old, Co-Founder and President of YETI. Making fishing rods was his previous work, which is a fly rod company for eight years. Roy Seiders, Co-Founder and Chairman of YETI, now 37 years old. He was selling aluminum shallow-water bay boats and high-end imported coolers to customers.

In order to fully comprehend the significance of dishonesty throughout The Importance of Being Earnest, it is important to understand just how strict the Victorian

In this novel, many characters show moments of consideration for their peers as they strive to do things that will benefit others. An example of this selflessness would be Mr. Darcy’s payment to Mr. Wickham. He felt the need to help the Bennet family

Boyle recounts the story of Clever who Homeboy Industries’ hired at their silkscreen shop. On Clever’s first day of work he ran into rival homie, Travieso. It was clear to Fr. Boyle that the hatred between Clever and Travieso was deep-rooted and personal and for that reason Fr. Boyle enforced that he would fire the homies if they were not civil. Six months later, a rival gang pulled Travieso into an alley and attacked him. After arriving at the hospital the doctors declared him brain-dead. Clever called Fr. Boyle after Travieso's family removed him from life saving measures and asked if there was anything he could do for Travieso. Fr. Boyle inquired why Clever wanted to help his enemy to which Clever replied, “He… was…not…my…enemy. He was my friend. We…worked together.” (145) Clever’s benevolence displayed to the readers that with compassion for another, despite personal grievances, society can achieve kinship and

The novel had been considered by some people, mainly the higher ranked and important persons of the 19th centaury, as a criticism of ‘Victorian double morality’ meaning they felt it was presenting a false image of what went on in London. They may have also have felt that it was encouraging other people to do things considered wrong-like. This shows duality between the novel and the behaviour in London during the 19th centaury.

In this statement, Davis implicates that the lives of the three commoners and the events that occurred can be very similar to that of the elite class in France at the time. Right from the start, Davis establishes her motives which discloses the notion that she is writing this story with her motive in mind instead of looking into historical facts and considering all aspects of the event. Her entire narrative fills the gaps with opinions solely placed to persuade readers of Davis’ own viewpoints, creating a skeptical review of the rest of her writing.

In Charles Dickens’s historical fiction, A Tale of Two Cities, set prior to and during the French Revolution, Sydney Carton and Charles Darnay look almost identical and even share a few characteristics, such as their love for one Lucie Manette and their being orphans, but overall they are opposites of each other. The former is an alcoholic, aimless man, while the latter is more ambitious. Despite these similarities and obvious differences, Sydney Carton’s foil is not Charles Darnay, but rather Madame Defarge, the wife of a wine-shop owner in Saint Antoine, a suburb outside of Paris. Like Carton and Darnay, the two share similarities and differences. While Sydney Carton and Madame Defarge share the ability to go unnoticed while taking charge

Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff are both high-class protagonists in society but are lying about their lives to preserve their reputations. “You have invented a very useful younger brother called Ernest, in order that you may be able to come up to town . . . I have invented an invaluable permanent invalid called Bunbury . . . ” (Wilde 1498). Ernest is Jack’s fictional brother, who always gets into mischief and uses him an excuse to go into town. Likewise, Algernon uses Bunbury, his fictitious and ill friend, to allow him to go to the country. These characters enable these gentlemen to retreat from their social obligations. Missing an essential reception to aid their “brother” or “friend,” gives the appearance that they are caring men, which is an admirable trait among the rich, but they are not. The name “Bunbury” is an interesting name

Monseigneur may have been the most wealthy nobleman in all of France, but he didn’t end up being quite so noble. His use of his money was never for good and only resulted in him helping himself. Charles Dickens perfectly showed Monseigneur’s character through his uses of allusion, diction and an ironic tone in this passage. By likening him to a power greater than god through allusion and an ironic

While those of the Victorian upper class were usually the most refined and intelligent, Wilde portrays them as ignorant and dense. One of the most well described ladies, Miss Prism, is shown to be the least aware. “The most cultivated of ladies, and the very picture of respectability”(63). She is ultimately the most absent minded and leaves baby Jack in a handbag in a cloak room of a major railway station. Through Miss Prism, Wilde is able to propagandize the intelligence the aristocrats usually embody. In addition to this, Wilde refutes the morality of the Victorian elite. The main two characters, Jack and Algernon, are deceptive and are rarely seen to have any morals. Reviewing this play with a sociological/Marxist perspective provides insight on how Wilde wants others to perceive the elite of

Reifsnyder can relate more to Henry than anyone else in the shop and is trying to trigger a sense of sympathy from the others who do not know what it is like to be different within a society. Tragically, the bravery of the individual who stands against the crowd is not always victorious. The group in the shop are quick to react with cynicism, and the engineer replies to Reifsnyder’s question, “‘By letting him die, you chump’” (29). Though Reifsnyder continues expressing support for Henry and Dr. Trescott, he is met with equally continuous opposition from the group of customers, causing him to, “…[Return] at once to his work, sullenly, as a man overwhelmed by the derision of numbers” (29). Once again, the author is explaining that Reifsnyder stands against the majority, that his opinion is viewed as irrelevant, and that it is difficult to stand up for one’s beliefs.