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    In A Tale of Two Cities‚ Charles Dickens presents a story that cannot be found in textbooks. By juxtaposing different experiences of femininity and domestic life in the late 18th century‚ Dickens highlights a duality in French and English contemporary thought towards the role of the family in state and war. Ultimately‚ this serves as a commentary on the position of ethics that value compassion and order in the context of revolutionary war and major social upheaval. Two women in particular clearly

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    Lastly‚ the passage about Darkness showed the hardships and the shadows that some lived in. It also represented the deep dark secrets that some may never know about. Dickens was able to clearly show the reign of terror in London‚ Paris (hence a tale of two cities) and in the French country side leading up to the outbreak of the French

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    Tale of Two Cities Extra Quotes Explained Steven Svoboda‚ Yahoo! Contributor Network Dec 17‚ 2012 "Share your voice on Yahoo! websites. Start Here." MORE:Tale of Two Cities FlagPost a comment Chapter 1 and 2 "Where does my father get all that iron rust from? He doesn’t get no iron rust from here!" (Dickens 63). Young Jerry‚ Mr. Cruncher’s son‚ says this quote to his father in the end of chapter one when they are on their way to work. This quote offers foreshadowing because it tells us

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    Farm and A Tale of Two Cities‚ respectively‚ to express their disillusionment with society and human nature. Animal Farm‚ written in 1944‚ is a book that tells the animal fable of a farm in which the farm animals revolt against their human masters. It is an example of social criticism in literature in which Orwell satirized the events in Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution. He anthropomorphises the animals‚ and alludes each one to a counterpart in Russian history. A Tale of Two Cities also typifies

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    Wedding may be viewed as a text that captures and addresses this political and social dilemma. Further‚ it is a movie that has been carefully constructed and produced to convey a preferred message about this dilemma to a certain audience. Through a narrative analysis‚ one may identify the film’s key existents and events to try to interpret what this message might be; what producers are trying to say to viewers about this social issue. In terms of characters‚ one may interpret that the choices for this

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    Dan Walsh Thesis…haha resurrection? Conflicts? Literary Element Textual Support (quote) Analysis 1. Paradox It was the best of times‚ it was the worst of times‚ Page 13 This shows the state in which the book takes place and contrasting the states of London and Paris 2. Setting It was the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven Page 13 This gives the time in which the story will take place 3. Theme I am going to see his ghost! It will be his ghost-not him! Page 34

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    This passage is rich with literary devices including imagery and personification. This passage is describing the chaos and turmoil happening at the storming of the Bastille. One of the literary devices makes everything seem not even close to being diminutive. This is the imagery that Dickens writes. He wrote‚ “Flashing weapons‚ blazing torches… shrieks volleys… massive stone walls‚ and the eight great towers‚” (224). Words like “massive” and “great” make everything seem large and important and allow

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    Some think that women are all the same‚ while others say everyone is their own person and unique. Well‚ both statements are true – in some ways‚ women can be the same‚ while they each have their own unique personalities and traits. Lucie Manette and Madame Defarge may seem as different as Alice in Wonderland and the Queen of Hearts‚ but both are passionate‚ strong for the ones they believe in‚ and both demand respect. While differences undoubtedly outweigh the similarities between Lucie and

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    “All the people within reach had suspended their business‚ or their idleness‚ to run to the spot and drink the the wine.” In this passage‚ a cask of wine spills in the streets of St. Antoine. Business owners and townspeople hurry out to the street to drink the wine. Everyone gets a drink and helps each other out. The poor are united‚ and Dickens fears the tension between them and the rich. When the wine is spilled in the street‚ this highlights how poor the poor are and foreshadows the conflict associated

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    It was nothing to her‚ that an innocent man was to die for the sins of his forefathers. A Tale of Two Cities A Tale of Two Cities is not just about the struggles of Paris and London‚ during the time of the French Revolution. It is also about the social injustice and the struggle for class vengeance. One character‚ Madame Defarge‚ is tied into all of this. This stern‚ bitter woman has a loathing monster in her soul. Towards the end of the book‚ the reader discovers why she is so resentful of

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