Tale Of Two Cities Essay

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“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness…”(Dickens 1). These words portray the time period for the citizens of England and France in Tale of Two Cities. A novel written by Charles Dickens, Tale of Two Cities displaces the suffering and unfairness that happen in England and France. Charles Dickens wrote some of the events showcase the poor conditions and unfairness during the French Revolution. The novel conveys a message about the poor conditions but also a warning to England that if nothing improves than a revolution will happen. Tale of Two Cities …show more content…
Miss Pross has an occupation of being Lucie Manette caretaker in the novel. When Lucie thought that her parents died, Miss Pross took care of Lucie with love and affection. Miss Pross’s love for Lucie as her daughter presents itself twice in the novel. Once when Mr. Lorry goes to tell Lucie that her father lives.. Lucie faints after she hears this news, and the narrator describes Miss Pross’s actions by saying, “There was an immediate dispersal for these restoratives, and she softly laid the patient on a sofa, and tended her with great skill and gentleness: calling her ‘my precious!’ And “my bird!’ And spreading her golden hair aside over her shoulders with great pride and care”(Dickens 31). Miss Pross gentle lays her down and cares care of the situation. Miss Pross represents a character who has a well built and strong body. Miss Pross loves Lucie so much that when she thinks that Lucie has danger in Lucie’s life, Miss Pross will face the danger head first for Lucie. Miss Pross’s love for Lucie represents itself in jealous as well. In Tale of Two Cities when Miss Pross and Mr. Lorry talk about Lucie and Doctor Manette, Miss Pross states, “‘I could have forgiven him, to take Ladybird’s affections away from me”’(Dickens 100). Miss Pross shows jealous because Doctor Manette gets more attention from Lucie than she does. Even though Miss Pross knows Doctor Manette’s condition, she doesn’t like how Lucie gives more attention to her father than Miss Pross. Some other authors know what Lucie means to Miss Pross. They state the love between them by saying, “Miss pross has two passion in her life; for her absent brother Solomon, who seems to have taken her money and abandoned her on a street corner, and for Lucie, whom she adores ferociously enough to declare Lucie’s own father unworthy of the girl’s love”(Bloom). Miss Pross loves her brother as much as Lucie. Even though Miss Pross works

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