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    There are always good people to follow in life and then there are some bad examples. You should not pay attention to the bad examples but look and the good ones and try to follow their paths. However in England there is one man whose life is exquisite and you should follow in his footsteps. That man is I‚ Charles Darnay‚ French Tutor in England and nephew of Marquis Evrémonde. I believe that there is only one important thing to have in your life that your life should revolve around‚ that being

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    justice. The French revolution was a beacon of hope for the common people‚ that quickly turned into a bloodbath as the common people took the law into their own hands in order to right the Aristocrat’s wrongs. Throughout A Tale of Two Cities‚ Charles Dickens emphasizes the theme vengeance vs justice by employing negative diction and incorporating the motifs blood‚ wine‚ and the color red‚ and duality in order to illustrate how french society masks revenge as justice during the revolution. Dickens’

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    Dickens’ places a heavy load on opposite forces in A Tale of Two Cities. Such antitheses occur between polar characters and contrary settings‚ and they enhance the meaning of certain aspects of the novel to a great extent. A great example of Dickens’ use of antithesis can be found in the novel’s two main female characters: Lucie Manette and Lady Defarge. Lucie embodies a loving and nurturing‚ good-natured person who is genuinely concerned with the interests of others as well as herself. The love

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    In the story Two Amazing Tales of Memory Mr s had great memory and strategies to help him remember stuff. Although it wasn’t perfect in the reading category it was way better than an average person’s memory. This great memory of his would affect his life in many different ways also affect his personal life. He could remember more important or less important stuff that could make a difference. Mr S could remember important dates that could lead on to big things helping his life. Imagine the good and

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    A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens uses descriptions of Madame Defarge’s knitting to evince the theme of secrets being best kept in plain sight. While Madame Defarge and her husband Defarge perform closing duties after their wine-shop closes for the evening‚ Defarge describes the British spy John Barsad for record keeping to his wife. Shortly after‚ Madame Defarge “began knotting [the descriptions] up in her handkerchief‚ in a chain of separate knots‚ for safe keeping through the night” (Dickens

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    Now every country has their own system of handling various situations‚and that is the main reason for the government. However‚ during this time period the government of France really did not have control of anything that was happening in the provenance. With the excessive spending and crime rates climbing‚ it was a very brutal place to be‚ and to live. As a whole it seemed that the people of France wanted to escape. The country was too deadly‚ and too dangerous to stay in. Many of the characters

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    “It was the best of times‚ it was the worst of times”‚ this is the opening sentence of “A Tale of Two Cities” of Charles Dickens and it refers to the time of the French Revolution‚ this is a well known sentence that is meant to start the description of the period and this assignment is about the description of the settings in which the following stories contained in the book will take place‚ there is more than one setting in the story (London and Paris)‚ but along the story we will see the comparison

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    Valjean‚ from “Les Miserables” and Sydney Carton‚ from “A Tale of Two Cities.” These two characters relate in many ways‚ such as‚ they are both strong characters who acquire qualities like devotion‚ love‚ sacrificial behaviors‚ kindness‚ are both revolutionists‚ both seek forgiveness and self discovery and are both overall good people trying to do themselves and others right. In “Les Miserables” by Victor Hugo‚ and “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens‚ Jean Valjean and Sydney Carton are characters

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    4. The Title “Recalled To life” symbolizes the reawakening of Mr. Lorry into the affairs of another country. When on the mail carriage‚ Mr. Lorry is sure to keep to himself‚ and not stir up any trouble. When he decides to finally get out of the carriage and meet with Jerry‚ he is cautious at first until he recognizes Jerry’s voice. Also‚ Lucie is “brought back to life” when she finds out her father is not dead. She no longer has the same quiet air that she had composed from the beginning‚ but instead

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    Throughout the novel A Tale of Two Cities‚ Charles Dickens creates suspense and mystery to try to keep his readers interested. This technique might have worked for 19th century people with nothing better to read‚ but it doesn’t stack up nowadays. You can paint this anyway you want but what it all comes down to is that no 20th century person with any kind of attention span wants to read a 400 page book with one dimensional characters and an unbelievable storyline. But‚ Dickens’s original audience

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