Love is far ...
Love is far more powerful than revenge
In fact, after reading this book, what impressed me most is the power of love. It has to be said that the opening lines of "A Tale of Two Cities" are household names because it is so brilliant. That paragraph completely expressed all my feelings after finishing the book. "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, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, We were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way ".
In those days, no one could stand on his own two feet. The era of change is coming, and the torrent of history is enveloping everyone. Some chose to hate, like Madame Defarge; Some choose love, like Carton. And love is far more powerful than hate.
It was a dark time indeed. The feudal aristocracy still oppressed the people. The life of a noble is far more valuable than that of a commoner. The nobility extorted money and treated human life like dirt. Most civilians are powerless to fight back and suffer the injustice of their fate in silence. Dickens describes the gloom of the time with his unique perspective and wonderful language." The complaint had sometimes made itself audible, even in that deaf city and dumb age, that, in the narrow streets without footways, The fierce patrician custom of hard driving endangered and maimed the mere vulgar in a barbarous manner. "The fierce patrician custom of hard driving endangered and Maimed the mere vulgar in a barbarous manner. She compiled every enemy on her special "list", waiting for the time to revenge. She started a riot, and the pent-up negativity was like a grass on the moor, a spark that ignited a fire. The fire burns not only the bodies of the oppressors, but also the vengeance of the people. The original feudal nobles were executed on the guillotine, however, the oppression did not end. The new oppressors are quietly gaining strength. How sad that the oppressed is the new oppressor. Madame Defarge was not really revolutionary; she was only caught up in a frenzy of revenge. She had no theoretical guidance, no long-term plan. Where will the country go after the revolution? She didn't care.
So, history carries everyone forward. Sometimes it seems like we have no choice, but in fact, we do have a choice.
Carton chose love. Carton is really my favorite character in the book. He had no shortage of talent, but he had no fame; He had ambitions, but he had nowhere to go. Because it was a time of chaos. The character of Carton, full of contradictions, sincere and depraved, young but decadent. Many of Dickens's descriptions of Carton have tropes that fascinate me, "Waste Force within him, and a desert all around, this man stood before the cottage still on his way across a silent terrace, and saw for a moment, lying in the wilderness before him, a mirage of honourable ambition, self-denial, and perseverance. In the fair city of this vision, there were airy galleries from which the loves and graces looked upon him, gardens in which the fruits of life hung ripening, water of Hope that sparkled in his sight. A moment, And it was gone. "I can often feel Carton's despair. When we are young, we are full of hope and beautiful fantasy for the future, but when we grow up and realize the cruelty of reality, we begin to feel powerless, feel helpless, and finally can only give up. "Bass, bass, the sun rose; it rose upon no sadder sight than the man of good abilities and good emotions, incapable of their direct exercise, incapable of his own help and his own happiness, sensible of the blight on him, And resigning himself to let it eat him away. "However, Lucy's appearance reminds Carton of his once wonderful dream. Lucy gave him love -- not of a man and a woman, but of pity and affection. Lucy said, "Remember how strong we are in our happiness, and how weak he is in his Misery!" . Lucy is the last dream of Carton's soul. In Carton's wasted life, in his life repressed by The Times, because of his love for Lucy, he is willing to give his life for it. Carton has a clear head, so he always stays up late drinking, attempt to escape from the reality of pain), he doesn't have any hope of fluke, his willingness to take risks, before it was not a foregone conclusion in planning, his plan a lot, logical, and make all the arrangements, no one can against it, he will take the place of nai onto the scaffold. I think this is the best ending he could have given himself. His last choice lit up his whole life, because he realized his dream. In choosing to die for Darnay, Carton did not fail himself. Such an outcome is deafening. Carton's death is a rebuke to Mme Defarge and a satire on the troubled times.
Dickens's words are infused with humanitarian concern and satire of senseless violence. "Before their cells were quit of them, new occupants were appointed; before their blood ran into the blood spilled yesterday, The blood that was to mingle with theirs tomorrow was already set apart. "The community descends into a state of madness in which the wronged have no recourse and the killers go unpunished. In my opinion, a revolution should not be filled with hate. It should come from love -- from love for people. As Russell said "Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, The search for knowledge,and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind ". If it had not been for love, Miss Pross would not have stood up to Madame Defarge; Had it not been for love, Dr Manette would not have been free of mental anguish; If it wasn't for love, Lucy wouldn't have lit Carton's dream.
This book is full of despair, but also contains infinite hope. It's not just about the French Revolution. We can see the world's cruelty and darkness, but we can also see the world's gentleness and light. In this day and age, what choice do we have to make? I think we can only answer such questions when we really look at the people around us, when we feel the pain and happiness of people, when we see the direction of history.
There is something I would like to say about Carton. Although Caton is talented, he is also extremely decadent and depraved. It is because of this intelligent talent that Caton sees the dirt and darkness of the society and hates them extremely. More than that, a great, inexplicable pressure overwhelmed him and made him despair. He had lost his faith in everything. He looked heartless and weak, as if he didn't care about anything. He said coldly to Darnay, I don't care about anybody in the world, and nobody cares about me. I always feel like my generation tends to fall into that trap. If Carton hadn't met Lucy, he might have stayed depressed. But, really, what are the chances of meeting Lucy in one's life? Can we bet our whole lives that we'll ever meet an angel like Lucy? We cannot, and should not, wait for others to save us. We just prefer to close ourselves off and pray inside that we will meet someone to save us. But we can't do this anymore. We're not kids anymore, and we have a lot of responsibilities to take on. Open our eyes and see that there are people around us who care about us. If we are willing to open our hearts, put more people in our hearts, and take the initiative to care for the people around us, we will not be easily overwhelmed by pressure. We can rely on ourselves to ignite our own dreams, and even to ignite the dreams of others. Blindly sink can not push life forward.
For Lucy, I always thought that this character was more flat, an angelic kind of character. She has infinite tolerance and understanding to the people around her, so many people like her so much. When I first read it, I didn't like Lucy very much. She was so kind that it seemed less real. And that kind of good quality let a person envy, even envy. The complexity of human nature was humbled in her presence. However, when I read the book again, I was moved by Lucy's tolerance and kindness. She gave her good will to everyone and warmed everyone, even though she was only a weak young lady. Moreover, she has wisdom. She could sense that the storm of revolution was coming and that no one could escape it.
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