In A Tale of Two Cities the author, Charles Dickens, uses symbolism to connect the significance of the theme “recalled to life,” in books the first and second. In the novel the characters were beginning to experience feelings of disloyalty to their country. The commoners living in the two cities were starving and poor. They wanted change and wanted to bring life back into their broken society. In the story there are many examples of people or ideas, that are brought back to life, and they all intertwine. These events give the people hope and motivate them to begin fighting for the lives that they truly want. Dicken’s includes symbolism to represent these ideas and to explain how they tie into the theme.
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The setting of the story is during a time of pure hostility and opposition. The people living underneath the rule of the crown were unhappy with how their country was being run. They want a revolution, but with war comes death. Many have died in the two cities, and all those deaths only fuelled the hatred towards the king. Dr. Manette was thrown into jail for, most likely, an unfair reason. He was “recalled to life” but the thought of being unjustly imprisoned was cruel to the people, and had to be stopped. Jerry Cruncher had to live a life of robbery, and had to grow terrible morals just to earn a penny. This also angered the country because people like Jerry, who were poor, wanted reprieve from their lives of hardship. Another example was Darnay at the trial. His life was saved but it almost was not due to the want for revenge against the rich like himself. Dickens, using symbolism, even connected these pieces to all relate back to the theme “recalled to life.” In books one and two the cities are dead and hopeless but maybe the revolution will change that. If the people succeeded they would be joyous and the cities would be alive once
In book the first Dickens began to explore the theme …show more content…
The setting of the story is during a time of pure hostility and opposition. The people living underneath the rule of the crown were unhappy with how their country was being run. They want a revolution, but with war comes death. Many have died in the two cities, and all those deaths only fuelled the hatred towards the king. Dr. Manette was thrown into jail for, most likely, an unfair reason. He was “recalled to life” but the thought of being unjustly imprisoned was cruel to the people, and had to be stopped. Jerry Cruncher had to live a life of robbery, and had to grow terrible morals just to earn a penny. This also angered the country because people like Jerry, who were poor, wanted reprieve from their lives of hardship. Another example was Darnay at the trial. His life was saved but it almost was not due to the want for revenge against the rich like himself. Dickens, using symbolism, even connected these pieces to all relate back to the theme “recalled to life.” In books one and two the cities are dead and hopeless but maybe the revolution will change that. If the people succeeded they would be joyous and the cities would be alive once