A tale of two cities

I was attracted by the beginning of the novel, touched by the middle plot, and shocked by the final outcome. The two cities in the tale of two cities refer to Paris and London. Taking the French Revolution as the background, the book unfolds the story around the Manette family, which predicts the inevitable demise of the feudal dynasty and the arrival of new classes. The most important thing in the novel is the use of contrast. At the beginning, the contrast method was used: "that was the best time, that was the worst time". It was very amazing. Not all the light is pure. Under the resistance of people, it is inevitable that some tragedies will occur, From this, we can see that the success of the revolution is inseparable from blood, and many innocent lives are included in it. However, this is history This is an unalterable fact. In a tale of two cities, there are many characters, good and bad, and the small shows the big at that time There are three different archetypes of characters in the society. The first type is the feudal nobles represented by the brothers of the Marquis of Evremonde. They are extremely cruel and their actions are appalling. The "only unshakable philosophy is to oppress people" is a faithful portrayal of them. Such tyrannical nobles are the targets of the crazy oppression of the working people in that era and the main reason for the revolution. The second category is the revolutionary masses such as the defari couple. These revolutionary people are different from ordinary revolutionary groups. Their image is lost It is the people who are almost crazy under the oppression that control themselves. Their hatred towards the nobles has become without exception Bloodthirsty, the most deeply portrayed by Dickens in such a perverted group is Diana, the wife of Defarge, who was born insulted and The persecuted peasant family is a typical person persecuted by feudal nobles. We can understand the author's profound understanding of her from the lines .Sympathy, at the beginning of the article, she is the image of a revolutionary leader, intelligent and outstanding intelligence, strong personality, and excellent group Her leadership ability has fully played her role before and after the revolution. However, when the revolution was deepened and gradually changed to out of control, she changed from a wise leader to a cold, cruel and narrow avenger. And the original revolutionary concept gradually changed into as a twisted and almost split personality, when she frantically goes to the doctor's residence to search for the innocent Lucy and little Lucy at the end of the article, she He is no longer a normal person. He seems to be a blood thirsty maniac. As expected, the author let her die at his own gunpointAnd it also contains infinite sorrow and deep sympathy. For this kind of extreme violence among the revolutionary people, the author no surprise, he expressed a negative attitude. The last category is idealized characters. Among all the fictional characters, they form a sharp contrast and almost gather all the truth, goodness and beauty, they are the examples of the author in solving social conflicts with humanitarianism and overcoming hatred with fraternity .People include the MENETs, Darnay, lorry and Carlton. Lucy is the daughter of Dr Manette. In shaping Lucy, Dickens gave her all the beauty of human nature. She is gentle, beautiful and compassionate. She was compassionate and never looked down on anyone. She has no hatred for those who framed her husband, such as Defarge and Defarge's wife. Some people may think that Lucy's role is too flat and does not fluctuate too much. But I think this is necessary. In the turbulent times at that time, the existence of Lucy, a perfect female character, can let people see warmth and hope. The novel also describes many bed people. Such as the Marquis's brother, the Mr.and Mrs.Defarge.One is the symbol of the old forces, and the other is the ignorant people in the new form. This is in sharp contrast to Lucy. I appreciate Dickens' humanitarian feelings most. In his novels, Dickens not only showed the cruelty of the aristocracy with exquisite pen and ink, but also showed the irrational destruction of the revolutionary masses. He believed that revolution was a kind of oppression replacing another kind of oppression, and a direct and thick bloody riot replaced another bloody one. The series of descriptions of attacking and occupying the Bastille prison and the rioting people are very bloody, cruel, cunning and vicious. This is also the most striking part of the novel. This shows his hatred of the mob, and to a certain extent, he hates the revolution. As a humanist, Dickens also pointed out the good medicine to save the world: love. This kind of love, embodied in the novel, includes the personal feelings of family, love and friendship, as well as the universal love of abandoning the noble status and saving the common people. Among them, the most brilliant is the description of carton's love. Humanitarianism has been maximized in katun. At the beginning, katun was not a great hero. In real life, although he was well educated, he was sloppy and drunk. However, such a down-to-earth intellectual suddenly became a warrior of justice at a critical juncture. In order to save Danai and realize true love, he did not hesitate to sacrifice his precious life. This is the highest ideal of the pure soul that lives in the heart of katun, and also the highest ideal of Dickens, and the highest ideal of the reformist scholars represented by Dickens: purify the filth with the persistent spirit of fraternity, tolerance and self sacrifice, overcome hate, and finally achieve the harmony of the whole society. Some people say that a tale of two cities, as a work, would have been better without Sidney With the existence and action of carton, the novel loses its value and brilliance. I fully agree with this. In short, a tale of two cities has brought us too much thinking and understanding. About love, about hate, about revenge, and about rebirth. When carton saw hope at the end of the novel, I seemed to see a little light from the gloomy mood of the whole book. Therefore, the existence of carton is not only the author's exaggeration of love, but also Dickens' confidence in the future. Yes, when there is no hatred between people, when all hatred is sublimated into love, there is no revenge, no blood, and only happy laughter and brilliant sunshine.