Essay on A Tale of Two Cities - Quotes Analysis - 869 Words

1.â€Å"It was the best of times†¦Ã¢â‚¬  Charles Darnay and Lucie Manette, in the wake of the French Revolution, blithely married in England. (Book II, Chapter 18) Their marriage forged the loving ties between the two, and brought children to their household. To them, to be able to live with their loved one and to be able to caress their children was the best. They were oblivious of the rousing wraths of the peasants in France, and the time to them could not have been better. 2.â€Å"It was the worst of times†¦Ã¢â‚¬  In Book II, Chapter 21, the Defarges and their supporters angrily stormed the Bastille and ruthlessly decapitated the governor of the prison. Although the breaching of the Bastille was not unwarranted, the inexorable murder of a man trying to†¦show more content†¦That is foolishness, for the revolutionaries, who desired to destroy oppression from the nobles, only replaced the old oppressors. 5.â€Å"It was the epoch of incredulity†¦Ã¢â‚¬  The nobles before the French Revolution thought that the peasant revolt was absolutely impossible. The Marquis Evremonde was equally apathetic to any signs of uprising (Book II, Chapter 9) and no other noble probably did until the storming of the Bastille. When the breaching finally did occur, the incredulity of the noblemen and clergy vanished, and they feared for their own safety. 6.â€Å"It was the season of Darkness†¦Ã¢â‚¬  The â€Å"Darkness† referred to in this quote is manifested by the shadow of darkness that Madame Defarge casts on Lucie Manette during her visit in Book III, Chapter 3. Her shadow â€Å"seemed then to fall, threatening and dark, on both he mother and the child,† reflecting her menacing desire for revenge for her family’s oppressors and all those related to them. Madame Defarge’s personality is vindictive and relentless, and hence her shadow always brings darkness to Lucie. 7.â€Å"It was the season of Light†¦Ã¢â‚¬  In the last section (Book III, Chapter 15) of the book Sydney Carton goes to his death after having said, â€Å"I see a beautiful city and a brilliant people rising from this abyss,† namely, of Paris. Despite all the bloodshed, despite all the gratuitous beheadings, Carton believes that theShow MoreRelatedHeroism In Oedipus The King And The Odyssey1132 Words   |  5 PagesThese two stories are both considered epic tales, which to say the least, means that they have been passed down thousands of generations. While the main goal is entertainment, epic tales have a common feature of main characters being heroes. The main characters tend to evolve from the beginning of the stories to the end, however, their abilities and strengths are painted in such a way that allows them to appear as being larger than life figures such as gods. The stories of heroism in the two booksRead MoreAnalysis Of Boccaccio s The Decameron 1345 Words   |  6 Pageshis views openly he did so through the various members of the Brigata, especially Dioneo. This is proven by a quote from the epilouge of the Decameron, â€Å"the more I reflect upon all this misery, the deeper my sense of personal sorrow; hence I shall refrain from describing those aspects which can suitably be omitted, and proceed to inform you that these were the conditions prevailing our city...† This can be interpreted as, he will omit anything directly relating to his views, therefore disassociatingRead MoreThe Journey Of My Journey1332 Words   |  6 Pages â€Å"Transformation is a process and as life happens there are tons of ups and downs. It’s a journey to discovery – there are moments on mountaintops and moments in deep valleys of despairs.† Rick warren in above quote has said one single sentence but with a big meaning behind it. This quote sums up the journey of my life and how my journey to discovery started as tough, harsh and brutal, it also left me feeling futile, but look I am here, I have faced it. I never expected it to be a journey that wasRead MoreWorking Class And Poor Adolescents Of The Connection Between Income, Education, Families, And Political Action1155 Words   |  5 PagesThis article is an ethnographical study which was interested in Working Class Without Work (Weis 1990), Between Two World (Weis, 1985), Framing Dropouts (Fin,1991), Disruptive Voices (Fine, 1992), and Beyond Silenced Voices (Weis Fine, 1993). The study aims to explore the perspectives of working class and poor adolescents of the connection between income, education, families and political action. The study was expended and add ethnic groups like Latino, African American, and White in young adultRead MoreTruman Capote s The Cold Blood1375 Words   |  6 Pagesadorned his descriptions for the creation of the metaphor, a distinct attribute of a fiction novelist. Moreover, Capote intensifies and dramatizes the setting by â€Å"[a]ltering numerical counts, for example, changing the number of churches in Garden City from twenty-two to twenty-eight†, thus further cultivating the religious atmosphere of Holcomb, connecting the readers to the text and attesting to the Christian zeal of the townspeople (De Bellis 522). Capote’s descriptive elaboration appears copiously throughoutRead MoreAnalysis Of Angie Thomass The Hate U Give786 Words   |  4 PagesAmong the society of new generation creatives is New York Times best-selling author Angie Thomas. Her debut novel, The Hate U Give is inspired b y the Black Lives Matter movement. The riveting tale is about a 16-year-old named Starr who witnesses her childhood friend get killed by a cop. As Starr navigates the two worlds she lives in — her poor neighborhood and her affluent private school — she struggles with the effects of witnessing the death of a childhood friend. Not only is The Hate U Give a timelyRead MoreChris Abanis Graceland1177 Words   |  5 PagesContemporary Perspectives Graceland Analysis â€Å"Elvis had read a newspaper editorial that stated, rather proudly, that Nigeria had a higher percentage of millionaires...than nearly any other country in the world, and most of them lived and conducted their business in Lagos. The editorial failed to mention that their wealth had been made over the years with the help of crooked politicians, criminal soldiers, bent contractors, and greedy oil company executives. Or that Nigeria also had a higher percentageRead MoreEssay on Nero995 Words   |  4 Pagesand looked down upon; but now (thanks to more reliable secondary sources) we know that these allegations are untrue, and are nothing but a petty stereo type which was branded upon Nero years ago. Neros childhood was anything but that of a fairy tale. Even before his birth, Nero was ridiculed and disliked, Suetonius himself having proclaimed Any child born to himself (Neros father) and Agrippina was bound to have a detestable nature. Neros father, Domitius, passed away when Nero was threeRead MoreComparative Character Analysis on Simeon and Levi from Anita Diamant’s The Red Tentand Their Implications1402 Words   |  6 Pagesof Dinah, Shechem and his city were slaughtered by Simeon and Levi. Both bible passages and the novel The Red Tent provide some similar and some different characteristic traits for Simeon and Levi which in turn allows the readers to take away and learn more from the Midrash story. The readers are able to further involve themselves in the relevance of Dinah’s voice and story. Even though Simeon and Levi are separate individuals, for the purpose of this character analysis, I will be treating SimeonRead MoreSimilarities Between Brom Bones And The Headless Horseman Of Sleepy Hollow1822 Words   |  8 Pagesthe author of the tale â€Å"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,† that was written in the nineteenth century (Baym 25). Irving was born in New York City on April 3rd, 1783 and w as the last of eleven children. At home, Irving read a wide range of English literature and delighted in many other writers, including Shakespeare, Oliver Goldsmith, and Laurence Sterne. In 1830 Irving bought and began refurbishing a house along the Hudson River near Tarrytown (Baym 25). The beginning of Irving’s tale opens up with the