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A tale of two cities

The Author

Dickens, Charles

(born Feb.7, 1812, Portsmouth, Hampshire, Eng.-died June 9, 1870, Gad's Hill, near Chatham, Kent)British novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period.His fiction career began with short pieces reprinted as Sketches by “Boz”(1836).He exhibited a great ability to spin a story in an entertaining manner and this quality, combined with the serialization of his comic novel The Pickwick Papers(1837), made him the most popular English author of his time.The serialization of such works as Oliver Twist(1838)and The Old Curiosity Shop(1841)followed.A Tale of Two Cities(1859)appeared in the period when he achieved great popularity for his public readings.Dickens's works are characterized by an encyclopaedic knowledge of London, pathos, a vein of the macabre, a pervasive spirit of benevolence and geniality, inexhaustible powers of character creation, an acute ear for characteristic speech, and a highly individual and inventive prose style.Background

The novel profoundly exposed the society contradiction before the French Revolution, intensely attacks the aristocratic social cla is diolute and cruel, and sincerely sympathizes with the depreed claes.Plotyears before in 1757, because of knowing a terrible secret, Dr.Manette was picked up and sent to the Bastille---one of the most terrible prisons in the world, by the noble Marquis St.Evremonde.18 years after in 1775, His only daughter, Lucie Manette, fell in love with Charles Darnay, the nephew of the Marquis St.Evremonde, which abandoned the noble degree to live by himself. “Let the past be past.” Thought Dr.Marnette, and was preparing to have a happy new life with his daughter and her hus band.But the revolution of France broke, and because of his family, Charles Darnay was denounced---denounced by a letter which was wrote by Dr.Marnette himself 18 years ago!What a cruel strike!Isn’t it? Though he was innocent, poor Charles would have been sent to the guillotine.The story seems to be over thus far, but, wait!There is another man we might refer to, that is Sydney Carton, the lawyer of England, the good friend of Manette’s families, who took after Charles very much.It was he, finally be killed instead by his own mind.Why? As you may ask, I want to ask the same question.That is because---I gue---love.And of course, the HOPE, yes, the HOPE.When Sydney was killed as Charles, there was much hope on his face.What was he thinking about as he went to his death? If we could have listened to his thoughts, we might have heard beautiful things:

“It’s the time.May God forgive me.But I see the death of all who hate.I see a new France, growing from out of the old.I see a beautiful Paris filled with happy people.And I see the lives which I have saved.They are happy in England.There is a boy-child in

lucre’s arms.And he is named Sydney.He will grow old and bring love to my name.It is a far, far better thing that I do than I have ever done.It is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.Language Skill

As an outstanding writer, in Dickens's work, the language skill is eential.Each kind of rhetoric technique, like the analogy, the exaggeration, the contrast, the humorous, and the taunt are handled skillfully and the artistry of the work is also delivered the peak.“A tale of two cities“ has its difference with the general historical novel, its character and the main plot are all fictionalizes.With the broad real background of the French Revolution, the author take the fictional character Doctor Manette's experience as the main clue, interweaves the unjust charge, love and revenge three independences but also incident cro-correlation stories together, the plot is cri-croed, and the clue is complex.The author use insert narrates, foreshadowing, upholstery and so many techniques, causes the structure integrity and strictne, the plot winding anxious and rich of theatrical nature, it displayed the remarkable artistic skill.The style ”A tale of two cities” is solemnity and melancholy, fills indignantion, but lacks the humor of the early works.Comment

A tale of two cities is a historical story, one of Dickens long fictions.It portrayed a brutal and bloody story , but it also contained love and friendship.Dickens had dear love and hate.He praised those who ought to be praised , like Lucie, who took care of her father, Doctor Manette ,after his releasing from prison and helped himreturn to normal, who finally got true love.He attacked those who ought to be attacked, such as marquis of Evermonde , who killed people just as easily as they killed chickens.Hedeprived other people’s freedom as he liked and he thought it was normal and unremarkable.As an old saying goes: People who commit too many crimes will kill themselves.marquis of Evermonde eventrually killed himself.The motivation of the novel maybe just warn the English dominators.But I think we can learn something meaningful from a tale of two cities.