Joshua Wohlgemuth A Tale of Two Cities: The Victorian Era and the Abandonment of Spirituality Throughout the early to mid 19th Century‚ a new and cultural age took hold of Europe‚ specifically Great Britain with the commencing of the Victorian Era. Marked by impressive achievements such as the Industrial Revolution‚ La Belle Epoque‚ and the beginnings of an urban middle class‚ this era was also plagued with child labor‚ poor hygiene‚ prostitution‚ the constant class distinctions‚ and a bloody revolution
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Many authors receive their inspiration for writing their literature from outside sources. The idea for a story could come from family‚ personal experiences‚ history‚ or even their own creativity. For authors that choose to write a book based on historical events‚ the inspiration might come from their particular viewpoint on the event that they want to dramatize. George Orwell and Charles Dickens wrote Animal Farm and A Tale of Two Cities‚ respectively‚ to express their disillusionment with society
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The Writing of The Tale of Two Cities "I am a disappointed drudge‚ sir. I care for no man on earth‚ and no man on earth cares for me." This quote is from Charles Dickens’ wonderful work of literature‚ The Tale of Two Cities. This quote reflects how Dickens might have felt through the first part of his life. Throughout the hardships of Dickens’ life‚ he persevered by means of writing. He was able to write a novel about his great and noble passions in life. The betrayal of the unjust rich and the
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wretched clothing that hung upon poles and lines; Hunger was patched into them with straw and rag and wood and paper; Hunger was repeated in every fragment of the small modicum of firewood that the man sawed off; Hunger stared down from the smokeless chimneys‚ and stared up from the filthy street that had no offal‚ among its refuse‚ of anything to eat“ (34). The poor conditions of France are obviously a contributing factor to the violence of the revolution. The people are starving and will do anything
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This was a time of vast darkness that affected the French and the modern world profoundly. It was a time where monarchs fell apart‚ whereas nationalism and democracy arose upon the hands of the civilians. A Tale of Two Cities‚ a novel written by Charles Dickens‚ takes place in France. Prior to Dickens writing his highly acclaimed novel‚ he compared his time era to France because the French authorities abused their privileges and struck poverty‚ violence‚ and injustice. Madame Defarge‚ who is the
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Assignment 2A (Choosing a passage from A Strange Tale from East of the River) Written by Nagai Kafū‚ A Strange Tale from East of the River is a masterpiece that has succeeded in portraying Tokyo in the past. Kafū is known for his detailed depictions of life and landscapes in premodern Tokyo with extraordinary observations of the nearby scenery. In this book‚ he successfully presented Tamanoi to readers‚ a pleasure quarter that a group of vulnerable non-registered geishas lived and deemed it as the
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his dreams mocked to death by Time. That is the life of men." | In the beginning of this novel they use this quotation as an introduction. This quote introduce on of the main theme of the novel. It showed that men and women dreams of are not usually from the same perspective. Men wishes either come in with the sail on the horizon or the tide. Then it mentions women often forget the things that they do not
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Personification Throughout the novel‚ A Tale of Two Cities‚ Dickens compares the two countries of England and France. In the novel‚ you see Dickens using multiple figurative language devices to show how England is superior to France. In chapter 21‚ Echoing Footsteps‚ Dickens uses Imagery and Personification to contrast the calm life Soho prior to the revolution with the turbulent life of Saint Antoine during the Storming of the Bastille‚ in order to indicate the difference in the two cities. Dickens illustrates
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Orlando in Central Florida is a city in the U.S. The geography of Orlando is mostly wetlands‚constiting of many lakes and swamps. The terrain is generally flat ‚making the land fairly low and wet‚ dowtown Orlando has some of the most varied architecture in the area‚ featuring buildings frome the 1920’s and 1930’s and modern skyscrapers. They are lots of parks in this city (the winter park is the most popular) . You can slip in hotel‚ in a villa… you can eat in fast food‚ in a family restaurant its
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