Anthony Perry Mr. Helms English 2-2 8 February 2012 Still Knitting‚ Counting Dropping Heads In the passage “Still Knitting” from A Tale Of Two Cities by Charles Dickens‚ resources of language express Dickens attitude and add suspense toward the coming revolution. In addition the author expresses his attitude and heightens suspense by giving the town human like characteristics. For example
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English 4 – A Tale of Two Cities – Chapters 5 and 6 Study Questions PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN COMPLETE‚ DETAILED SENTENCES ON YOUR OWN SHEET OF PAPER. ADD A QUOTE TO SUPPORT EACH ANSWER. Chapter 5 atomies – tiny particles billets – chunky pieces of wood farthing – small value of money feigned – pretended garret – attic gloweringly – in a manner characterized by sullen‚ angry expressions implacable – unchanging kennel – gutter in a street modicum – small amount offal
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A Tale of Two Cities is a novel about the differences between France and London in the early years of the revolution. Throughout the novel‚ there are three characters who are recalled to life. These characters that turn their lives around in this novel are‚ Doctor Manette‚ Jerry Cruncher‚ and Sydney Carton. Doctor Manette nursed back to for life by his daughter after being imprisoned for 18 years; Jerry Cruncher‚ from his terrible job and abusive ways to being against his old ways and being more
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In the novel‚ A Tale of Two Cities‚ Sydney Carton’s character went through a series of decisions that affected the outcome of the novel. Sydney Carton looks almost looks exactly the same as Charles Darnay‚ but the main difference‚ was that Darnay was sober a majority of the time‚ and he cared and worked for his life. Lucie‚ the love of Carton’s life‚ had fallen in love with Darnay. After Carton realized that Lucie would have picked him if he hadn’t been so slavish and drunk a majority of the time
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One example of juxtaposition is in the beginning of the book where Charles Dickens says “It was the best of times‚ it was the worst of times…” (8). This an example represents juxtaposition because it is showing two words together and letting the reader compare them. The example is also highlighting the differences in the French and English society. It’s helping the readers understand and imagine how things were even before the revolution and why it needed to come. Another example of juxtaposition
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The phrase “recalled to life” appears repeatedly throughout the book. This phrase can have different meanings depending on how you understand it. I connected this phrase with a few characters in the book because I thought it had something to do that happened to them at some point in the book. For Sydney Carton‚ his “recalled to life” moment or resurrection moment was when he gave up his life for Charles Darnay because of his affection and love towards Lucie Manette. Sydney Carton’s life was
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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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developing world has become more populous‚ more urban‚ and moreindustrialized‚ pollution has increase drastically. In Asia for instance‚ in cities such as Manila theskies were a sooty gray‚ due to nearly three hundred thousand of register vehicle with the two-stroke engines. Which almost all of them are the causes to the air pollution‚ causes seven out often people who came to the hospital are suffering from respiratory problems. The toxic level ofsmoke come out of the engine that doesn’t have the new improving
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Throughout The Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens is continuously finding fault in the social structure of the society. Satire is used throughout the whole entire book in order to slash both social structures of England and France. In the second book‚ Jerry Cruncher yells at his wife for praying‚ yet does he know that she was praying for him to become a better person. Mrs.Cruncher yells “I was only saying my prayers!” and Jerry responds with “Saying your prayers! You’re a nice woman! What do you
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In Charles Dickens’‚ "A Tale of Two Cities"‚ the author continually foreshadows the future revolution. Dickens depicts a Paris crowd‚ united by their poverty‚ in a frenzy to gather wine from a wine cask that was shattered. Also‚ we find a macabre scene in which Madame Defarge sits quietly knitting but we later discover she is knitting a list of victims slated die. Later‚ the theme of revenge against the nobility becomes apparent after Marquis is murdered for killing a small child with his horses
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