While reading A Tale of Two Cities I noticed an abundance of conflicts which arose can be traced back to the female characters and the lack of education for them. The main conflict of the story and the root of all problems that occured in the book was caused by the sexual abuse of Madame DeFarge’s sister from Marquis Evremonde who was a rich french aristocrat. She is an example of a girl living in France during the Revolution who would hugely benefit from free education and empowerment. After her sister’s rape Madame Defarge, known as a sinister character and later becomes liable for Carton’s death, became unable to feel compassion and love for other people; in her words, “the Evrémonde people are to be exterminated, and the wife and child
