Argument 3: Corruption
The social structure of France was in a terrible state. Due to this, governments became corrupt to where the wealthy ruled over everything. Because of this power gap between the rich and poor, the possibility of conflict between the groups was guaranteed to occur. As the rich treat the poor as less than animals, the poor with eventually tire of it and revolt.
Sub-argument 1: Marquis St. Evremonde
In the novel, the Evremonde family is a representation of a corrupt ruling class. They use their wealth to become powerful and abuse their power to stay rich. Because they have power, they make the rules and corrupt the government to make themselves unstoppable. They conduct crimes with zero morality and without consequence. …show more content…
They sought out to remove the ruling class from their position of power so that they could rid of corruption in the system. However, what the revolution tried to destroy became a part of the revolution. The revolution became corrupt from within itself, the leaders of the revolution were only using the revolution as a medium for revenge. By doing that, the revolution became corrupt.
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The grindstone had a double handle, and, turning at it madly were two men, whose faces, as their long hair flapped back when the whirlings of the grindstone brought their faces up, were more horrible and cruel than the visages of the wildest savages in their most barbarous disguise. (271)
In book the third, the revolutionists are seen in a darker light. At one point, they were seen as the freedom fighters; however, in this quote they are seen as “savages” and “barbarous”. This is because, the revolutionists have become corrupt. They have started murdering their prisoners without even giving them a chance of a fair trial. Not only do they murder their prisoners, but because of Madame Defarge, the revolutionaries goal has shifted towards overthrowing the old powers. They now kill anyone who gets in their
The social structure of France was in a terrible state. Due to this, governments became corrupt to where the wealthy ruled over everything. Because of this power gap between the rich and poor, the possibility of conflict between the groups was guaranteed to occur. As the rich treat the poor as less than animals, the poor with eventually tire of it and revolt.
Sub-argument 1: Marquis St. Evremonde
In the novel, the Evremonde family is a representation of a corrupt ruling class. They use their wealth to become powerful and abuse their power to stay rich. Because they have power, they make the rules and corrupt the government to make themselves unstoppable. They conduct crimes with zero morality and without consequence. …show more content…
They sought out to remove the ruling class from their position of power so that they could rid of corruption in the system. However, what the revolution tried to destroy became a part of the revolution. The revolution became corrupt from within itself, the leaders of the revolution were only using the revolution as a medium for revenge. By doing that, the revolution became corrupt.
Quote 1:
The grindstone had a double handle, and, turning at it madly were two men, whose faces, as their long hair flapped back when the whirlings of the grindstone brought their faces up, were more horrible and cruel than the visages of the wildest savages in their most barbarous disguise. (271)
In book the third, the revolutionists are seen in a darker light. At one point, they were seen as the freedom fighters; however, in this quote they are seen as “savages” and “barbarous”. This is because, the revolutionists have become corrupt. They have started murdering their prisoners without even giving them a chance of a fair trial. Not only do they murder their prisoners, but because of Madame Defarge, the revolutionaries goal has shifted towards overthrowing the old powers. They now kill anyone who gets in their