A Tale of Two Cities: Themes by Farida Irfan - 72569/TCHR/BVTL https://padlet.com/farida72569/bjqsbxlvixj5bi0w en-us 2020-06-04 17:59:08 UTC 2026-02-12 16:23:57 UTC hello@padlet.com farida72569 https://padlet.com/farida72569/bjqsbxlvixj5bi0w/wish/611659200 2020-06-04 18:12:14 UTC https://padlet.com/farida72569/bjqsbxlvixj5bi0w/wish/611659200 Resurrection named "Recalled to Life," concerns the rediscovery of Doctor Manette, who has been jailed in the Bastille for eighteen years. Code for the secret mission of Mr.Lorry. It also refers to Jerry Cruncher's profession as a "Resurrection-Man." farida72569 https://padlet.com/farida72569/bjqsbxlvixj5bi0w/wish/611688750 2020-06-04 18:28:41 UTC https://padlet.com/farida72569/bjqsbxlvixj5bi0w/wish/611688750 Class Struggle The story of the Marquis's rape of the peasant along with other details of aristocratic mistreatment of the lower classes provide some justification for the goals of the French mob that acts with such force that it resembles a natural element like fire or water. farida72569 https://padlet.com/farida72569/bjqsbxlvixj5bi0w/wish/611691827 2020-06-04 18:30:13 UTC https://padlet.com/farida72569/bjqsbxlvixj5bi0w/wish/611691827 Doubles From the very title of A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens signals that this is a novel about duality "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Everything from the settings (London, Paris) to the people come in pairs such as the doubling involves the resemblance between Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton, a similarity that drives the plot. farida72569 https://padlet.com/farida72569/bjqsbxlvixj5bi0w/wish/611694334 2020-06-04 18:31:41 UTC https://padlet.com/farida72569/bjqsbxlvixj5bi0w/wish/611694334 Revolution France was going through an upheaval. The whole social fabric has turned topsy-turvy as the poor people like Defarge became revengeful and the aristocrats like Evremonde had fallen.The killing spree has led to the deaths of innocents and sinners alike. farida72569 https://padlet.com/farida72569/bjqsbxlvixj5bi0w/wish/611696039 2020-06-04 18:32:28 UTC https://padlet.com/farida72569/bjqsbxlvixj5bi0w/wish/611696039 Sacrifice The novel presents the need for sacrifice on personal as well as social level. The revolutionaries sacrifice their own lives and love to bring revolution. On a personal level, Sydney Carton’s personal sacrifice brings happiness for Lucie and Darnay. Therefore, the need for sacrifice with resurrection is an important theme of the novel. farida72569 https://padlet.com/farida72569/bjqsbxlvixj5bi0w/wish/611699764 2020-06-04 18:34:46 UTC https://padlet.com/farida72569/bjqsbxlvixj5bi0w/wish/611699764