The fountain motif represents the life of the aristocracy and revolutionaries. the two groups clash with one another for power, freedom, and revenge. In the town of St. Antoine, “the fountain in the village flowed unseen and unheard, and the fountain at the château dropped unseen and unheard” (121). The fountain is the foundation of the town, where it supplies water for the people, which is essential for life. The village represents the poor- also the revolutionaries and the château is represented by Marquis Evremonde, who symbolizes the aristocracy. While water “flowed unseen and unheard” in the village; the water in the “château dropped unseen and unheard.” This represents characterizes the rising power of the revolutionaries without the
