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A Tale of Two Cities is a novel by Charles Dickens.The key events take place just before and during the French Revolution.The novel is set mostly in London and revolutionary Paris.
In my opinion,it is a tale about love,tolerance and revenge.
First of all,let's turn to love.It is the love of Sydney Carton that makes this book so impressive.When Sydney Carton hears that Lucie Manette will get married to Charles Darnay,instead of being angry,he promises Lucie that he would give his life to keep someone she loves alive because he loves her so much.This kind of love is beyond love itself.In the end,he keeps his promise.He exchanges places with Charles Darnay and is sent to the Guillotine.His sacrifice for love makes the story reach the climax.Besides,it is etched in the mind of all the readers forever.We can forget every character in this story except him.
Then it comes to tolerance.The old man,Dr.Alexander Manette,father of Lucie Manette who cannot escape the memory of being held in the Bastille.However,He deserves our respect and admire.Though he suffers a lot of pain which is from the Evremonde Brothers ---- Charles Darnay's father and uncle,he doesn't change his qualities.He is kind and tolerant as before.He agrees on the marriage of Lucie and Charles and at last try his best to save Charles.Compared to the revenge of Madame Therese Defarge,the tolerance of Dr.Alexander Manette is precious and meaningful.
Revenge comes at last.Madame Therese Defarge,a key revolutionist who seeks revenge all her life.She sits all day in the wine shop,silently knitting.Names of the enemies are carefully knitted into her work.She is very stubborn and unforgiving in her revenge on the Evremonde family.It is nothing to her that an innocent man was going to the Guillotine because of his father's and his uncle's crimes.She says:" all the Evremonde people must go to the guillotine.The wife and the child must follow the husband." How terrible and mad she is!
Dickens has a gift for telling about the aspects of contemporary society.It is common sense to regard a revolution as a progressive social movement which causes great changes in culture,economy,and politics.However Dickens maintains a special perspective on the French Revolution.The acts of violence done by the revolutionists are among the most memorable scenes in the novel.Castles are burned,laws are changed and the rich powerful nobles are sent to the Guillotine.The Guillotine cut off the heads of many,many people-the powerful and the cruel,but also the beautiful,the innocent and the good.
The young woman who are sent to the Guillotine with Sydney gives me a great impression.She says:" I am innocent.I am not afraid to die,but I have done nothing.They say that the Revolution will do so much good for the poor people,how can my death help the poor?If it is true,I am willing to die,but I do not know how that can be." Yes,how can the death help the poor people?The revolutionists fight to win power,now they use it to kill more people,whether good or evil.Their violent actions makes the society more disordered.
Everything has two sides,the same goes for the revolution.It removes something bad,laggard and evil,and to some extent it removes something good,nice and fair inevitably.
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