Worst Of Times Analysis

The quote, "it was the best of times, it was the worst of times" by Charles Dickens in his, "A Tale of Two Cities", represents a scenario that can be perceived as either positive or negative at the same time. Throughout history there have been many events considered the worst of times by some and the best of times by others. This can be seen throughout history in times when some people suffer while other prosper. How could the best of times be at the same time the worst of times? People who suffer, usually people in the lower class and the bourgeoisie, would call the time the worst of times and while people who prosper, usually owners of property, bushiness, or power, would call it the best of times. During the American Revolution, Civil War, and Civil Rights movement some people were prospering while others were suffering.
To begin, the American Revolution was a time of prosperity for the British while it was a time of suffering for the colonist. The colonist consisted of three groups, one consisted of radicals that wanted a revolution, the
The whites took advantage of the colored people who had no rights and made laws that was advantageous to whites only. The quote,"After they finally got their rights, they found a way to stop the form using them", by John Robert Lewis complaining how they took their rights away. The whites prospering off the blacks is a time they would call the best of times. During the Civil Rights Movement, the blacks were suffering even though they had some rights. The quote, "It was civil disobedience that won them civil rights", by Tariq Ali explaining the blacks struggles for their rights. The blacks' struggle against segregation and not having their rights is what they would call the worst of times. The whites prospering and the blacks suffering is another example of how the worst of times could be the best of