Tale Of Two Cities Passage Analysis Essay

Tale of Two Cities One Pager: Echoing Footsteps In Dicken’s A Tale of Two Cities, the passage in chapter twenty one plays an important part in book two because it shows how the violent revolution began in France and how that can end badly for Charles, Lucie and Dr.Manette in England. This passage finally leads up to the revolution that the Defarges and the Jaques have been planning for so long and also builds the suspense for what will happen if either of the three characters go back to France. The passage on page two hundred thirty displays the fact that the long awaited revolution has begun after storming into Bastille. After Madame Defarge cuts off the head of the governor, the passage states, seven prisoners released, seven glory heads of pikes,”(Dickens 230). This part shows that the violence has already begun and that there is more to come in France. The crowd of people were ruthless and after waiting for so long, this was the moment they have been waiting for. Therefore, this storming of Bastille was a symbolic moment that marked the beginning of their revolution. Also, when they were looking in Dr. Manette's old cell and other parts of the prison, they found, “some discovered letters and other memorials of prisoners of old time,”(Dickens 230). This small yet important part shows that they were looking for something in that prison, but we do not know for what which leaves some suspense and keeps the reader wondering what they were looking for. The passage plays a key role in setting the tone for the rest of the …show more content…
This passage also was significant since here it seems like the two events in the two cities are starting to come together and foreshadows what might happen to certain characters depending on where the characters