The Two Towers

outcomes for those with a righteous heart and soul. People with such hearts are more worthy than being simply heros, they are the definition of wisdom within loyalty. Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton are so similar yet their experiences led them to two different fates, one of hope for the future, and the other hope for the best of loved ones in his absence. They are the twin lanterns on a foggy night, forever flashing within a similar metal frame, surrounded by wind and rain, yet burning…

William Shakespeare is one of the most fascinating English poets ever known. He wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets (Rentz). One of his plays that he wrote is called, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona.” This play was believed to be written between 1589 and 1593 (“Two”). According to “The Two Gentlemen of Verona play by Shakespeare,” the script was first printed in 1623 in the First Folio, but Shakespeare did not want his work published. Details of the play would have to be noted or often pirated without…

“Recalled to life” are the words from the character of Mr. Lorry in Charles Dickens’ a Tale of Two Cities when he reads the message brought to him by Jerry, the messenger of the bank where Mr. Lorry is employed. Many critics have said the book is mainly about sacrificial love, but forget that the book is also about new beginnings and chances. The book is filled with struggles the characters must face in order to achieve their overall goal. The phrase “recalled to life” becomes a distinctive…

Do we really live in a democratic society? If we don’t, how can we make us live in a democratic society? Democracy came from two Greek words, “demos”, meaning people, and “kratos”, meaning rule or power. Combining the two terms, that gives us “people rule” or “people power”. In theory, this system of government gives ordinary people the power to influence and change the government. The first modern democratic system established in England, in 1689, 327 years ago. But in what way did democracy…

A novel can display multiple reasons for portraying the objective or lesson that it withholds in its binding. Charles Dickens is an English writer who tells an amazing story of controversy and struggle during the French Revolution. Throughout the novel, A Tale of Cities, Charles Dickens displays casuistry and sacrifice, through the ambiguity of his characters, Madame Defarge and Sydney Carton, by referring back to the novels message of how change is inevitable even though the majority of people…

French soldiers returned filled with ideas of freedom and revolution. These thoughts, combined with the oppression of the aristocracy and poverty of the lower classes, resulted in the explosion of the French Revolution in 1789 (Stordahl). The Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens, is regarded as one of the most famous pieces of literature about the French Revolution. At first glance, it is a tale of a romance during a dangerous time, but underneath the surface lies the critiques of Dickens on…

“A classic is a book that has never finished saying what is has to say” once said by Italo Calvino, expresses that although numerous years could pass after a novel was written, a true classic shall never stop connecting to its readers. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is one of those classics. The historical drama is set in 1775, at the start of the American Revolution, where Lucie Manette is reunited with her father, Dr. Manette of Beauvais, after learning that he spent 18 years in a…

Working Memory Index On the Working Memory Index, which measures his ability to temporarily store and perform a set of cognitive operations on information that requires divided attention and the management of the limited capacity of short-term memory, Julian scored in the Low Average range on both subtests. On the first subtest, Digit Span, he was verbally presented with three sets of numbers. On the first set, Julian had to repeat the numbers back to the examiner in the correct order. On the…

course of history and generally, caused a lot of casualties and losses. Soldiers sacrifice themselves for the sake of their country and their people so that people can have better lives. The novels Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro and A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens portrays the sacrifices that the characters go through for the ‘greater good’ of others. The novels show how each character sacrifices themselves in different ways to protect a loved one, despite the relationship they may…

successful novel can depend largely on opinion, primarily on the opinions of the readers. Some would argue that having a fast-pace, action-packed storyline is the best, while others like a deep, complicated story with plenty of plot twists. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens can be ruled an unsuccessful novel based on different storyline formulas people prefer. However, Wilkie Collins, friend and contemporary of Dickens, is known to have made a more general suggestion for the formula to…