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“It was the best of times， and it was the worst of times。 It was the age of wisdom， and it was the age of foolishness。 It was the epoch of belief， and it was the epoch of incredulity。 It was the season of light， and it was the season of darkness。 It was the spring of hope， and it was the winter of despair。 We had everything before us， and we had nothing before us。 We were all going direct to Heaven， and we were all going direct the other way。 In short， the period was so far like the present period。 That some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received， for good or for evil， in the superlative degree of parison only。 ”
With the beginning of above words， Dickens told us a love story called “A Tale of Two Cities”， which is one of his most important representative works。 The novel profoundly exposed the society contradiction before the French Revolution， intensely attacks the aristocratic social class is dissolute and cruel， and sincerely sympathizes with the depressed classes。 The novel also described many magnificent scenes like the revolt people attacked Bastille and so on， which displayed people's great strength。
The novel has portrayed many different people。 Doctor Manette is honest and kind but suffers the persecution actually ， Lucie is beautiful and gentle ，Charles is graceful and noble，Lorry is upright and honest ，Sydney is semblance of indifferent， innermost feelings of warm， unconventional but also selfless and lofty，Miss Pross is straightforward and loyal，Evremonde brothers are cruel and sinister。 The plex hatred is hard to solve， the cruel revenge has made more hatreds， loves rebirth in the hell edge， but take the life as the price。
Among many different kinds of people in the story， it is Sydney Carton who impressed me most。
I can’t describe my feeling at the first sight of him。 To tell the truth， he was not eye-catching at that time。 When the readers were immersed in the meeting between Lucie and Charles， he only played a little role as a lawyer who had the same face with Charles and extricated him from accusation through this point。
Then they went to drink。 Without scruple， Carton expressed his dislike to Charles。 Yes， they had the same face。 But they were different。 Carton was a little lawyer， while Charles was a successful man。 Carton was quite free and easy， while Charles was graceful and noble。 In fact， they were absolutely two distinctive men except for their appearance。 Certainly， what Carton cared about was not the wealth or the position， but the love of Lucie。 He realized that Lucie loved Charles， so he was barely out of control at that time。
Every time I read this part， I could feel his sincerity and broad-minded。 By no means would he say a lie。 He must tell you what he thinks in the heart。 It is Sydney Carton， a true man。
After a short time， he can’t resist himself going to see Lucie。 But when he stepped into the small forest， he saw Lucie and Charles getting together happily。 He didn’t rush towards them， however， he returned without a word。 Though he had a period of depression after that， he was clear who Lucie loved was not him。 So what he only would do was to bless her。
Some days later， he came to meet Lucie again。 He still told Lucie about his love， although he knew it was useless。 He just wanted her to know it， as he said，“I want you to know that you are my last dream in my life。 ”
Many times， love is a thing about only one person。 “I love you。”------It’s my business， not yours。
So when Carton showed his deep love to Lucie， I suddenly felt that this man was so lovely and deserved to beloved。
“Remember always there’s a man who could give his life to you， or anyone you love。” Carton left with these words。 But all of these seemed a sign of misfortune。
From then on， I came to understand how profound his love was。 No doubt that it is the most moving love words in the world。 Although you don’t love me， I am still there for you or your beloved though thick and thin。
But I knew in this story， Carton was bound to a tragic role。 So when I saw he only left a view of his back in her wedding， there was a plex mood appearing slowly in my heart。
Some years passed。 When Lucie appeared in the front of Carton， she became a mother。 This time， Lucie’s face was filled with anxiety。 Because Charles was in prison and would be killed soon。 What lead to this was the plicated and filthy past。
From the point， the dirty of society was reflected。 It was the sorrow in that period。 But they must pay for this sorrow。 So it was the time that Carton achieved his permission。 “I told you once， for you I would do anything。 I will。 ” He said。
At the last moment， he and Charles exchanged。 That they had the same face helped them at the second time。 When Lucie and her family left without knowing the truth， Carton， instead of Charles， went to be killed。
How can we evaluate his action? We can’t say anything about it because all what he did was out of love。
As he said to the young girl who panied him before died， “If we have no fear， we can be calm all the way。” He was so calm to greet what would be ing soon， for she would get her happiness and he loved her forever。
“It is a far， far better thing that I do， than I have ever done; it is a far， far better rest that I go to than I have ever known。” With her face rising before his eyes， he went to execution ground calmly。
It is “A Tale of Two Cities”， also a tale of Sydney Carton。
As we all know， Charles Dickens' novel A Tale of Two Cities is a novel based on the French Revolution in the late 1800s。 In that terrible time， every moment was full of great fear。 Before that great revolution， the mon people， especially the peasants， were poor， hungry and unhappy。 The king and the noble men maltreated the poor in many ways but they had never felt a little ashamed， on the contrary they thought they could do bad things in the nature of things。
As an outstanding writer， in Dickens's work， the language skill is essential。 Each kind of rhetoric technique， like the analogy， the exaggeration， the contrast， the humorous， and the taunt are handled skillfully and the artistry of the work is also delivered the peak。 A tale of two cities has its difference with the general historical novel， its character and the main plot are all fictionalizes。 With the broad real background of the French Revolution， the author take the fictional character Doctor Nanette’s experience as the main clue， interweaves the unjust charge， love and revenge three independences but also incident cross-correlation stories together， and the clue is plex。 The author use insert narrates， foreshadowing， upholstery and so many techniques， causes the structure integrity and strictness， the plot winding anxious and rich of theatrical nature， it displayed the remarkable artistic skill。 The style A tale of two cities is solemnity and melancholy， fills indignation， but l
acks the humor of the early works。
Besides， this novel criticizes the violence and oppression in the society。 In this novel， the author not only expresses his humanitarianism on the love between human beings， but also expresses his view according to his critics to the violence and oppression in that society。 The author expresses his opinion on two parts。 First， he criticizes the aristocrats， esp。 the representative Marquis of Evremonde。 Second， he also criticizes the revolutionaries in the French Revolution。 However， when we see from the description of the couple， the author does not think high of the revolution。 When the revolutionaries begin their revenge， the author describes that everyone is terrible， the man is terrible， the woman crazy， and there is not a human creature at that time。 We can see although the author does not show his agreement to the aristocrats’ cruelty， he does not like the bloody revolution， either。
What is more， this novel advocates the Christian love and self-sacrifice。 Charles Dickens' novel A Tale of Two Cities is essentially a tale of love， sacrifice， and， most importantly， resurrection。 Dr。 Manette， Charles Darnay， and Sydney Carton， all desperate men leading catastrophic lives， make great sacrifices in order to attain true physical， spiritual， and societal resurrection for themselves and the ones they love。 In this novel， the author portrays some typical characters that embody the author’s view。 First， he portrays some kind， upright and humane persons， such as Dr。 Manette， Lucie Manette， Mr。 Lorry， etc。 But at the same time， he also portrays some cruel and ferocious persons， such as the Marquis of Evremonde Brothers， Mr。 and Mrs。 Defarge。 He uses these characters to make a contrast， which clearly expresses his view。 In short， what he was trying to express is that everyone can love each other and sacrifice for others。 So Sydney Carton is the supreme embodiment o
f Charles Dickens’ humanitarianism。
Ultimately， A Tale of Two Cities is essentially a tale of love， sacrifice， and most importantly， resurrection。 Through personal sacrifices or sacrifices for those who they loved， it shows the human’s virtue and integrity。 By struggling for， hunting for， and sacrificing for a better life， all of the main characters are forever resurrected in the hearts of those they love forever。
Overall， Charles Dickens is a humanitarian。 And according to the analysis of the characters in A Tales of Two Cities， we can see that the author advocates the universal love and equality between human beings。 And this is the basic element in a peaceful and harmonious society。 Everyone should love people and only the humanitarianism can improve this situation。 And A Tale of Two Cities is the best work， which embodies his humanitarianism。 So that we can see that Charles Dickens is an outstanding humanitarian of the capitalistic reformism in the 19th century。
"A tale of two cities" is one of Dickens's most important representative works。The novel profoundly exposed the society contradiction before the French Revolution，intensely attacks the aristocratic social class is dissolute and cruel，and sincerely sympathizes with the depressed classes。The novel also described many magnificent scenes like the revolt people attacked Bastille and so on，which displayed people's great strength。 The novel has portrayed many different people。 Doctor Manette is honest and kind but suffers the persecution actually ， Lucie is beautiful and gentle ，Charles is graceful and noble，Lorry is upright and honest ，Sydney is semblance of indifferent， innermost feelings of warm，unconventional but also selfless and lofty，Miss Pross is straightforward and loyal，Evremonde brothers are cruel and sinister。。。。。。The plex hatred is hard to solve， the cruel revenge has made more hatreds， loves rebirth in the hell edge，but take the life as the price。 As an outstanding w
riter，in Dickens's work，the language skill is essential。Each kind of rhetoric technique，like the analogy，the exaggeration，the contrast，the humorous，and the taunt are handled skillfully，and the artistry of the work is also delivered the peak。"A tale of two cities" has its difference with the general historical novel， its character and the main plot are all fictionalizes。With the broad real background of the French Revolution，the author take the fictional character Doctor Manette's experience as the main clue，interweaves the unjust charge， love and revenge three independences but also incident cross-correlation stories together，the plot is criss-crossed，and the clue is plex。The author use narrates，foreshadowing，upholstery and so many techniques，causes the structure integrity and strictness，the plot winding anxious and rich of theatrical nature，it displayed the remarkable artistic skill。the style "A tale of two cities" is solemnity and melancholy，fills indignantion，but lacks the
humor of the early works。
These days I have read the well-known masterpiece A Tale of Two Cities。 There are various roles in the book， and their relationship is amazing， which is unimaginabe。
The two cities mean England and Paris。 The background of the novel is the big Revolution of France。 The brutal Mrs。Defarge， innocent Charels， very kind Mr。Sydney Carden， and the devoted maiden gave me a deep impression。
I have a favorable impression about good persons while I hate the bad guys。 Mr Carden was loyal to friends。 He valued the sentiment among others。 He fell in love with Lucy the first time he met her。 Although Lucy refused him， his love for her was never changed。 He even exchange himself for Lucy's husband to jail because he hoped Lucy would never be sad。 This figure moved me so much。
A Love and Hate in A Tale of Two Cities Many have grown fond of the tale involving the noble， former Fr ench aristocrat， who had virtually unmatched (except maybe in boo ks) good fortune。 First， his life was saved by the pitiful testimony of a beautiful young woman。 Anyone would gladly have married th is beautiful too-good-to-be-true-woman he wedded。 It is later seen， however， that this man should have married her even if she were u gly as sin。 This was not the case though， and he married a beautif ul woman， who had an admirer who was a dead ringer for her hus band， was a loser， and would give his life to keep her from pain， all of which really es in handy when her hubby is on his way to the guillotine。 This is not the story of a man with multiple gua rdian angels， but rather that of a character in Charles Dickens' nove l A Tale of Two Cities。 A skeptic could easily see this as an unbe lievable， idealistic and overrated novel that is too far-fetched。 An u nbiased reader， however， can see
that this is a story of love and ha te， each making up the bare-bones of the novel so that one must l ook closely to see Dickens' biases， attempts at persuasion， and unbe lievable plot-lines， some of which are spawned from Dickens' love and hate， and some of which love and hate are used to develop。
The more lifeless of the characters we are supposed to like--the Ma nettes， Darnay， Lorry-- play their parts in the idyllic fashion Dicken s and like-minded readers want， a fashion made inflexible by circu mstances and purposes。 "Circumstances and purposes" refers in larg e part to Dickens' state of mind and objective。 Dickens' intrusive， u nusually editorial point of view， with references to "I" and deviatio ns from narration for monologue， reveals the novel's slavery to the teachings of his morals--or perhaps his own slavery to the morals o f his time and Protestantism。 Therefore， can Lucie be any different from the supportive， wholly feminine wife and mother she is? Not if Dickens' is to stick to his obligation， or perhaps obstinate purpos e， of moral teachings。 With that aside， what is to be said of Dickens' teaching， his presen tation of love and hate? They both have one thing in mon: the characters representing each are unmistakable at a mile away。 The moment Lucie Manette is put before
the reader's eyes， her tumblin g blond locks， her bright blue eyes， her seventeen-year-old， slight， p retty (but not sexy!) figure and all， he knows that， not only will sh e not be a villainous， unlikable character， but she will be the epito me of the good， beautiful woman (and later housewife)， the one Di ckens thought every women should be。 At this young woman's intr oduction with Mr。 Lorry， she curtseys to him， and Dickens wastes
no time in pointing out that "young ladies made curtseys in those days"。 The introductory scene climaxes at fair Lucie's fainting， one that， to some， puts her unflawed position into question， although to Dickens， it reinforces it。 At the other side of this moral lecture are the Defarges。 Call Dicke ns a master for embodying qualities， but here are another flawless pair--flawlessly evil， and sentenced to evil from the moment we see Madame Defarge's "watchful eye that seldom seemed to look at a nything， a large hand heavily ringed， a steady face， strong features， and great posure of manner"， a stark contrast to the slight， fai nting figure of Mada-- or rather， Miss Manette。 To further turn us against good old Madame Defarge， Dickens has her using a toothpi ck publicly in her opening scene， an activity dainty Miss Manette wouldn't dream of。 Finally， we mustn't forget the setting。 Lucie ma y have been born in France， but she defected to England， and trave led from London to meet Mr。 Lorr
y。 Madame Defarge was a Frenc hwoman， born and living amongst peasants who drank wine scoope d off of mud。 She probably was not taught Dickens' (and his prima ry English audience's) Protestant morals in her Catholic nation， and certainly did not manifest them。
In arguably the book's first touching scene (some say it's the one where Carton is on his way to the guillotine)， Lucie goes through much trouble to coax her father from his insanity， laying her head on his shoulder， and trusting a man she had never met。 When Mad ame Defarge sought vengeance for the cruel injustice mitted ag ainst her kin， she looked to destroy not only the innocent descende nt of the culprit， but his family-- an old man， a young woman， an d a little girl。 These two characters' love and hate are unconditional and total。 Did this have to be so? Could not Madame Defarge ha ve showed one bit of femininity， of human kindness? Could Lucie not have stolen a contemptuous glance at her persecutors? Not with Dickens at the helm。 Lucie and Defarge are created with a convic tion， and once Dickens' plot was laid， the blinders he put on his c haracters allowed only one route。 Perhaps it was a primitive style， but modern characters are painted more realistically， with human w eaknesses and
more variability。 Did it have to be so? Could Dicken s have captured more readers， especially in the long run， if he had pursued more varying actions in his characters， as well as more h umanness and believability? Does this point to Dickens as a flawed writer， with little imagination and ability? Another factor that must be considered is our inability to criticize a n English--or English-living--character， or to find a modicum of res
pectability in a French one， with two exceptions。 One is the young woman who is beheaded just before Sydney Carton。 She is the en emy of an enemy， she is going to be killed， and she allows Dicke ns to teach another moral using Sydney Carton。 Why not have her happy to die for the benefit of her countrymen， while not trembling as she ascends to her death， thereby depriving the mon enemy of a small victory? With the modern trend of political correctness and anti-racism， a Tale of Two Cities written today would never le ave the word processor。 Jerry Cruncher is about the most sinful of the English (aside from a spy but， remember， he defected to Franc e)， and he repents by the end， which counts for another moral fro m Dickens。 In Dickens' time， racism was not regarded as it is toda y， and so if he wanted to use the French Revolution to send a me ssage to the population， it was his right， but he may have taken thi s too far for some。 Today， Lucie Manette would by no means be taken seriously as
a believable， even likable character。 She persists in fainting at particul arly stressful moments， but when her husband is before a heartless， bloodthirsty jury， she looks brave and strong just for him。 In cont ext， this was a screaming contradiction， but one that Dickens requir ed to portray his Eve。 It is much easier to believe Madame Defarg e's hate than her opposition's love。 Defarge's sister was raped and
murdered mercilessly and her brother was killed by a pair heartless "noblemen"。 It is much easier to understand Defarge's taste for blo od than the condition of Manette， who， after practicing as a pet ent doctor and acting normally for years， experiences a recurrence of his mental condition simply because his wonderful daughter has left for two weeks， although he has two dear friends nearby。 Charles Dickens has built an enduring story enjoyed by millions， w hich is loved by experts and critics today although it would be im mediately butchered if written by a modern author。 It is a love stor y loved by its creator， but wholly unbelievable。 It is actually doom ed by its own idealism and unrealistic characters。 As a hate story， i t is much more petent， although also using this for its own pur poses。 One can draw one's own conclusions and ideas from such a book， but facts are facts。