MyOpinionsAboutATaleofTwoCities
ATaleofTwoCitieswaswrittenbyCharlesDickens,whowasborninPortsmouth,Englandin1812.Asthesecondofeightchildren,Dickenshadtogotoworkattheageoftwelvetosupporthispoorfamily,andhelivedadifficultchildhood.ThistroublesometimescarredhimdeeplyandprovidedhimwithsubstantialmaterialforsuchstoriesasOliverTwist,DavidCopperfield,andGreatExpectations.Thoughjustacceptedonlylittleeducation,Dickensbecameafamouswriterthroughhisstrugglingself-learningandextremelyhardwork,andhewastherepresentativewriterofrealisminthe19thcentury.
CharlesDickenslivedintheperiodoftransitionbetweenfeudalismandcapitalism,whentheindustrialrevolutionoriginatedinEnglandsweptthroughEurope.Aslargenumbersofworkersinvadedintourbancenterstoearnaliving,thebourgeoistookadvantagesofthesurplusoflaborbykeepingwageslow.Thepoorthusremainedpoor,andoftenlivedinanarrowandfilthyenvironment.Dickens’writingdepictedvariousdirectionsaboutthissociety,andprovidedakeen,sympatheticchronicleoftheplightoftheurbanpoor.
ATaleofTwoCitiesmainlyaboutthegreatatrocitiesofFrencharistocratscompelledthepoorcitizenstoresistviolently.DoctorManettespenteighteenyearsasaprisonerinBastillebecauseheintendedtoexposetheatrocityafterlearningthat
MarquisEvrémondekilledabeautifulfarmwifeandheryoungerbrotherbecauseofhisbrother’slust.AfterDoctorManettewasfreeagain,hisdaughterLuciegotmarriedwithCharlesDarnay,MarquisEvrémonde’snephew,butchosetoliveinEnglandbecausehecouldnotacceptthecruelinjusticesoftheFrenchsocialsystemandthesnobbishandcruelvaluesofhisuncle.However,MarquisEvrémondecontinuedhisatrocities.Afterhiscrazycarriagecrushedoverafarmer’slittlebabyasifnothinghappen,hewaskilledatnight.Arevolutionarystormwasbrewing.Mr.andMrs.DefargeweretherevolutionariesinthepoorSaintAntoinesectionofParis.TheywantedtokillallFrencharistocrats,includingCharlesDarnay.Mr.DefargeusedtobeDoctorManette’sservant,sohewaskindtoManettes,whilehiswife’sheartburnedwithlongingforrevenge.Atlast,CharlesDarnaywasjudgedtodeath,ButSydneyCarton,alawyerwholovedLuciedeeply,willingtodieinsteadofDarnay,astheyhadsimilarappearance.
Frommypersonalpointofview,thepersonATaleofTwoCitiesdescribedastoundedmeverymuch.Someofthemwerecruel,crazyandreasonless,whilesomeofthemwerekind,moralandhadownmind.
SydneyCartonwasthepersonIthoughtthemost.Hewasasmartattorney,withouthishelp,Mr.Stryvercouldnotsolveanycases.Buthewaslazy,alcoholic,andcarednothingandnobody,heevencouldnotfindanyinterestsinhisownlife,itseemsthathelivedjustforwastinglife.ButhelovedLuciedeeply.Finally,he
becameahero,becausehesacrificedhislifetosaveDarnay.Ididn’tknowwhytheauthorspentsomanywordstoformsuchastrangeguyatfrist,heusedhislifetoloveLucie,afterall.Butnow,Icaughtit.PerhapstheterribleCartonsymbolizedtheterribleoldFrance,andhischangeintheendshownthateverythingcouldchange,includingtheoldFrance,anewandfinesocietywouldreplacetheviolence.
Then,CharlesDarnay.Hewasworthyofesteemorrespect.Hedisplayedgreatvirtueinhisrejectionofhisuncle,MarquisEvrémonde.Moneyandpowermeantnothingtohim,iftheycamefromexploitationandoppression.Eventhoughhehadtoinherithisuncle’sbequest,heleftthemtothepoorandlivedinLondonthroughthisowneffort.WhenherealizedthathemustgobacktoParistohelpGabelle,oneofhisservants,andmakerightthewronghisunclehaddone,heactedwithouthesitationbecauseheknewthatwashisduty.HeevenrefusedCarton’shelpafterhewasjudgedtodeath.Ithought,CharlesDarnaywasashinydiamondinthatcruelandviolentsociety,andhewasahope,thehopeofequalityandpeace.
Third,Mrs.Defarge.Howcrazythiswomanwas.Nobodycouldstopherstepstowardrevenge,exceptthedeath.Althoughitsaidthatwhereverthereisoppression,thereisresistance,Ididn’tagreewithMrs.Defargetotally.Herresistancewasinhumane,insensibleandendless.Forjustasthearistocracy’soppressionhadmadeanoppressorMrs.Defargeherself,sowillheroppression,inturn,makeoppressorshervictims.Intheendofthenovel,herdeathbyabulletfromherowngun.Itshownthe
author’sbeliefthatinordinateretaliatedlustwoulddestroyoneownself.
Onthewhole,ATaleofTwoCitiesisasuccessfulnovel.Itshowsusoppressionandresistance,violenceandterror,revolutionandvengeance,loveandfriendship.
Iamluckyenoughtoliveinthe21stcentury,whenpeaceanddevelopmentarepursuedallalong.Nowadays,therealsoaremanyproblemsanddissensionsamongthisworld,butviolencedoesnotthebestwayproblemsaresolved.Violencejustcreatesmoreproblems,somethingeverysensiblepersonknows.Whatweneedaretalksandcommunication.ThetimeATaleofTwoCitiesmentionshasgone,weshoulddoenoughpreparationtoadaptthecomingage.
Ataleoftwocitiesisoneofdickens'smostimportantrepresentativeworks.Longbeforewritingataleoftwocities,dickensisveryconcernontheFrenchrevolution,rereadtheBritishhistorian,Carlyle's“Frenchrevolution”andotherscholar'srelatedworks.Hish2interestoftheFrenchrevolutionbeganintheBritishlurkingatthetimetheconcernsoftheserioussocialcrisis.Attheendof1854,hesaid:“Ibelievethatdissatisfactionlikesmokefireupworsethan,thisspeciallikethepublicbeforetheFrenchrevolutionforthefirsttime,it'sdanger,foronethousandkindsofreasons,suchaspoorharvest,thenobilityofbossyandincompetentthealreadytensesituationlasttodefeatinwar,overseasanddomesticeventsandsoon--intothathaveneverseenaterriblefire.”Visible,ataleoftwocitiesofthehistoricalnovelcreationmotivesees,inthehistoryoftheFrenchrevolutionexperienceforreference,tothebelloftherulingclass;Atthesametime,throughtheextremeportrayaloftherevolutionaryterrorist,alsotoharborresentment,attemptingtoviolenceagainstthetyrannyofthemasses,warnedthatfantasyforthestatusquoofsocialcontradictionsincreasinglydeepentofindawayout.
Startingfromthispurpose,thenovelprofoundlyrevealedbeforetheFrenchrevolutiondeeplyintensifiedthesocialcontradictions,h2lycriticizedaristocracydissolutebrutal,anddeepsympathyforthelowerpeople'ssuffering.Workpointedlysaid,thepeople'spatienceislimited,underthecruelruleofthenobleclass,thepeopleunderthelivelihood,isboundtofight.Thiskindofresistanceisjustice.Novelinpeople'suprisingagainstthebastille,etc,wasalsodepictedspectacularscenes,showsthegreatpowerofthepeople.However,authorstationonthebourgeoishumanitariangrounds,namelyagainstbrutaltyrannywhichoppressedthepeople,peoplealsoobjectedtorevoltagainstthetyrannyoftheviolence.InCharlesDickens,therevolutionisportrayedasagreatdisasterofdestruction,itruthlesslypunishevilgentryclass,alsokillinnocentpeopleblindly.
Thenovelcreatedthreetypesofcharacters.CategoryisurbanMrMontemarquisbrotherasarepresentativeofthefeudalaristocracy,theyonlyunshakablephilosophyis“oppression”,istheauthorofpainandflayobject.Anotherkindistocutstonecouples,suchastherevolutionarymasses.Itmustbepointedoutthattheirimageisdistorted.Suchascuttingstonewife,Diana,shewasborninpeasant,insulted,persecutionofthefeudalnobleswithgreathatred,theauthordeeplysympathizewithhermisery,reallyappreciatedherh2personality,beforeandaftertherevolution,excellenttalentsandextraordinaryleadershipability;Butwhenrevolutionisfurtherthorough,apenandputherasaruthless,fierce,narrowavenger.Especiallywhenhertothedoctorhouseraidsdasey,“andthepathischaracterizedbymorebloodthirstymen.Finally,theauthorletherdieunderhismuzzle,makesitclearthatthenegativeattitude.Thethirdkindisidealcharacter,theauthorthinkstohumanitarianresolvingsocialcontradictions,inordertoloveovercomehatred,includingspeech,fatheranddaughter,darnay,unquestionedandCarl's,etc.Meini,thedoctorismarquisbrothermayhavecausedthedestructionofthemarquisbrotherwithgreathatred,butforthesakeofherdaughter'slove,canabandontheoldfeudhate;Darnayismarquisbrother'ssonsandnephews,hisbigend,condemnthesinofhisfamilyabandonedtherankofnobilityandproperty,aredeterminedto”sin“withtheirownactions.Thistoreflectthecharacterofeachother,oneisthevictimofthearistocratictyrannyandtoleranceforpregnant;Oneisthesuccessortothenoblemarquis,advocatebenevolence.Amongthem,moreasadaughterandwife”.Holdinthebondoflove,theyformamutualunderstanding,emotionharmonioushappyfamily.Thisisobviouslytheauthorthoughtaviolentrevolutionandtheoppositewayoutofresolvingsocialcontradictions,isunrealistic.
Ataleoftwocitiesisdifferentfromgeneralhistoricalnovel,itscharacterandthemainplotareimaginary.DuringtheFrenchrevolutionbroadrealbackground,theauthorcluestogiveprioritytowithfictionalcharactersmeini,doctor'sexperience,theunjustchargethreeindependenteachother,loveandrevengeandinterconnectedstoriesinterweavetogether,intricateplot,intricateplot.Theauthortaketheflashbacks,interleavetechniquesuchas,stage,bedding,makethenovelcompletestructure,tenseanddramaticplottwistsandturns,showedexcellentartisticskills.Ataleoftwocitiesstylesolemn,depressed,etc,butthelackofhumorearlyworks.
Ataleoftwocitiesinthispaper,thehumannaturethoughtwhatItouch,suchasCharlesDickenswrote,hetohis"sacredgoal"andgiveupthepositionandproperty,andthisin"resurrection"XiaHeleaveChristopher,ashigh;Inordertosavehimintoknowingunusuallydangerousprison,hewasthe"stack"tiger,to"theloftyspiritisworthlearning,notafraidofhard,don'tgivetheevilforces,forthesakeofthetruth,regardlessoflifetosavepeople,andIreallyadmirehim.
Intheordinaryinthenovel,Isawalotofdifferentpeople,honestgoodmatei,doctors,Lucybeautifulgenerous,elegantnoble,loyalCharleslowry,distortsthelifeofGermany'swife,appearanceindifference,innerpassionSidney,graciousmissPuLuoShi,cruelandwickedMrHowebrothers.
Inthisbooktheauthordistortsthehistory,uglifiesthefeudalaristocracy,thefactisnotcompletely.Manyscenarios,suchasthehorseknightdoctorshaveimprisonedblankwarrant,areriskingtheirlivestosaveCharlesstill,adoctor,theleaderofthepeopleofBritainforfearoftheothercountries,said:"theFrenchnobilityoppresspeople".Inordertobuyoffchert,withhighstatusandwealth,hedidnotlosehismoney,andheimprovedthestoryofthetirelesseffortsoftheoppressed.
Themainexpressionisloveandkindness,reflectinggoodandevilboobs,loveandhate,andfinallytheauthorsays,"lovealwaysconquershate".Evilisalwaysaflashinthepan,andallmustdiewiththeevilone,andthegoodiseverlasting.
ItrevealsthesocialaspectofEnglandcomprehensively;Thedarknessofparliamentarypolitics,thedotingoftherulinginstitutions,theevilsofthemoneysociety,thepovertyofthemasses.
Withastorytodealwiththeircontemporariescalledfortheauthoritiesandthepublic,tyrannywouldcauseviolence,crisisnearintheday,therichshouldhavemerciful,bleedingcancausemoremorebloodflow.
Itwasthebestoftimes,itwastheworstoftimes,itwastheageofwisdom,itwastheageoffoolishness,itwastheepochofbelief,itwastheepochofincredulity,itwastheseasonofLight,itwastheseasonofDarkness,itwasthespringofhope,itwasthewinterofdespair,wehadeverythingbeforeus,wehadnothingbeforeus,wewereallgoingdirecttoHeaven,wewereallgoingdirecttheotherway
CharlesDickens(1812～1870),oneofthegreatestnovelistinEngland.IhavereadhisAtaleoftwocities.Andthisisthebeginningofthebook.
“ATaleofTwoCities”,oneofDickens’works,isawell-knownlongstory.Andithasagreatinfluenceonthesocietyatthattime.WhenIsawthetitleatfirst,Ithoughtitmighttellsomethingaboutthedevelopingprocessoftwocities,whichmightbenofun.However,afterreadingit,IfoundIhadbeenwrong.
Itportraysabrutal,bloodyandrevengefulsocietyaswellasloveandfriendship.IthappenedbeforeandaftertheRevolutioninFrance.Theruthlessandcruellandownersandnoblemenexploitedthemiserablepeoplewhoownednothing,butthesepoorpeopleworkedforothersdayandnight.Noblemenhadthepowerthatonewordwoulddoubtlesslysendotherstoprison.Astimepassedby,thenoiseofthecoming-uprevolutionstorminPariswasgrowinglouderandlouder.Atlast,itwasonthefourteenthofJuly,1789thattherevolutionbrokeout.
“TheBastilleanditsofficerswereinthehandsofpeople,andthepeoplewantedrevengeandblood.”ThetrueFreedomofFrancecame.“TheGuillotine,thenewmachineofdeath,cutofftheheadsofmany,manypeople-notonlythepowerfulandthecruel,butalsothebeautiful,theinnocent,andthegood.”Amongthegood,therewasamancalledDarney.Eventhoughhisfather,wifeandfriendsknewhewasinnocent,thepeoplethoughthewastheenemyandwouldgototheGuillotine.
Inspiteofashadowoffearandhatehereandthere,wecanalsoseethegreatandkindpersons.IthinkthegreatestpersonisMr.ManettewhohadbeenaprisonerintheBastilleforeighteenyears.Whathesufferedwasdifficulttoimagine,buthewasstillkindandlovedhisdaughter.Hedidhisbesttosavehisson-in-law,whosefatherandunclewerethementhathadeversenthimtoprison.Anothergreatmanisthelawyer,SydneyCarton,afriendofDarney.BeforeDarneywenttoGuillotine,Mr.Cartonchangedplaceswithhimandhesaid,“Itisafar,farbetterthingthatIdo,thanIhaveeverdone;itisafar,farbetterrestthatIgotothanIhaveeverknow.”Besides,thestoryisfulloflove,includingthelovebetweenfatheranddaughter,thelovebetweenhusbandandwife,theloveamongfriendsandsoon.Inshort,onlyifyouhaveloveinyourheart,thelifeismeaningful.Atthesametime,therevengewillrunawaywithyou,freedomandhappinesswillbearoundyou.
ThereisnodoubtthatCharlesDickensisoneofthegreatestwriters
inEnglish.Fromthisbook,Iseesometruelivesandmovingstoriesfromtheoldages.Ithinkyoumustfeelthesameasmethatwedon’twanttoliveinthatcondition.Tobefrank,wealllookforwardtolivinginapeacefulandlovesituation.Thoughthepresentlifehasimprovedalot,therearestillwarsinsomeplaces.Allthatweneedistosolvetheproblemsinpeacefulwaysinsteadofbyforce.Solet’sworkhardtogetherinordertomakeourlifemuchmoremeaningfulandhappier,makeoursocietymoreharmonious.
ThebookofShuangchengisoneofthemostimportantworksofDickens.LongbeforethecreationofthebookofShuangcheng,DickenspaidcloseattentiontotheFrenchRevolutionandstudiedthehistoryofFrenchRevolutionbyCarlile,aBritishhistorian,andotherscholars.HiskeeninterestintheFrenchRevolutionbeganwithconcernsabouttheserioussocialcrisislurkinginBritainatthetime.Bytheendof1854,hesaid:"Ibelievethatdiscontentsmokethanfirelikethisuptomuchworse,particularlyasthefirstrevolutioninFrancebeforetheoutbreakofthepublicpsychology,whichisdangerous,becausetheimperiousandincompetenceofhundredsofreasons-suchasbadharvest,thenobilityofthealreadytensesituationthelaststepup,thelossofwaroverseasanddomesticincidents--thathaveneverseenturnedintoaterriblefire."Therefore,"Shuangcheng"thishistoricalnovelcreationmotiveisJiegufengjin,toexperiencethehistoryoftheFrenchRevolutionforreference,andsoundedthealarmtotheBritishrulingclass;atthesametime,throughtherevolutionabouttheextremeterror,alsoharborresentment,hopetoviolenceagainstthetyrannyofthemasseswarned,findawaytofantasysocialcontradictionsgrowingstatusoftheuk.
Forthispurpose,thenovelprofoundlyexposedbeforetheFrenchRevolutionintensifiedthedeepsocialcontradictions,h2lycriticizedthenobilityHuangyanbrutal,anddeeplysympathizewiththesufferingofthepeopleoflower.Theworkpointedoutsharplythattherewasalimittothetoleranceofthemasses.Underthecruelruleofthearistocracy,themasseswereforcedtorevoltagainstthenecessityofsubsistence.Thisresistanceisjust.Thenovelalsodepictsthespectacularscenesoftheuprising,thepeopleattackingtheBastilleandthegreatstrengthofthepeople.However,theauthorstandsonthehumanitariansideofthebourgeoisie,thatis,againstthetyrannyofcrueloppressionofthepeople,andagainsttheviolenceoftherevolutionarypeopleagainsttyranny.InDickens'swriting,thewholerevolutionwasdescribedasagreatcatastrophethatdestroyedallthings.Itmercilesslypunishedtheevilaristocracy,andkilledinnocentpeopleblindly.
Thisnovelshapesthreekindsofcharacters.OneistheMarquisefulimengbrothersastherepresentativeofthefeudalaristocracy,they"onlyunshakablephilosophyisoppression",istheauthorofpainandlashingtheobject.Theotherisgettingthecuttingstonecoupleandsoonrevolutionarymasses.Itmustbepointedoutthattheirimageisdistorted.Forexample,Defarge'swifeDiana,shewasborninthehumiliation,persecutedfarmer,withahatredofthefeudalaristocracy,theauthordeeplysympathizewithherplight,therevolutionbrokeoutaftertheadmirationofherh2personality,outstandingtalentandextraordinaryleadershipskills;butwhentherevolutionfurther,Biaturnherdenigrationasacold,cruel,narrowavenger.Especiallywhenshewenttothedoctor'shousetosearchforLucieandlittleLucie,shewasshowntobeabloodthirstymaniac.Finally,theauthormadeherdieatgunpointandclearlyexpressedanegativeattitude.Thethirdcategoryistheidealfigureintheeyesoftheauthorhumanitarianresolvesocialcontradictions,totheexampleoflovetoovercomehatred,includingMernitandhisdaughterDyer,andlaurelandKardon.MeinitedoctorMarquisbrothersdeprivingthebreakupoftheMarquisbrothershavehatred,buttohisdaughter'slove,Dyerfeudingcanabandonoldhatreds;thattheMarquisbrothersandnephews,hecondemnedhisfamilygreatlydiscerningandapprehending,evil,abandonthetitleandproperty,determinedbyhisactionsto"sin".Thepeoplewhoreflecteachotherarethevictimsofaristocratictyranny,tolerantandtolerant;oneistheheirofthenobleMarquis,andtheotherisbenevolent.AmongthemwasLucie,whowasthedaughterandwife.Inthebondoflovetheyformahappyfamilyofmutualunderstandingandaffection.Thisisobviouslytheauthorenvisagedaviolentrevolutioncontrarytothesolutionofsocialcontradictions,isunrealistic.
ThebookofShuangchengisdifferentfromthegeneralhistoricalnovel,anditscharactersandmainplotareimaginary.InthebroadrealbackgroundoftheFrenchRevolution,theauthorofthefictionalcharactersmeiniteexperienceddoctorsmainlyleadstomiscarriageofjustice,loveandrevengethreemutuallyindependentandinterrelatedstoriesintertwined,intricateplot,complexclue.Theauthoradoptsflashback,narrationinterspersedwithflashbacks,foreshadowing,techniquessuchaspavethewaytonovelstructuralintegrityoftight,tenseplottwistsandturnsanddramatic,showingexcellentartisticskills."Shuangcheng"styleofsolemn,gloomy,fullofanger,butthelackofearlyworksofhumor.
Ireadataleoftwocities,thereasonisthattherearealotofnetfriendrecommendationonline,theyallsaiditwasaverytouchingbook,I'lldownloadonthenetwithcuriosity,finishedpartfeelsgood,justwritethisentry.
Thetaleofataleoftwocitiesisaprofounddepictionoftheturbulenttimesoftheday,andtheloveofwomenwhohavesacrificedtheirlivesforhistoricalrealities.
ItissaidontheInternetthatthetaleofataleoftwocitiesisastoryoftwomenandawoman,butIfeelthatthemandoesnotknowwhattheauthorreallymeans.'sDE,inmyopinion,ahatredandFrencharistocrat,Lucy,CharlesandSydney'sfeelings,isjusttoshowwhocausedthewar,whythings.Infact,peoplehavetobetoleranttoothers,evenifthebigthingscanbesmallandsmall.Irememberonethingthathappenedtome:once,Iaccidentallylostmyclassmate'sbook,andIthoughtshewouldpaymeforit.Ididn'tthinkthatwhenIspoketoher,shenotonlydidnotscoldme,butalsotoldmethatIcouldnotforgetthewholethinginthefuture,soIshouldformgoodhabits.Well,maybethisistheattitudebetweenpeople.
Inthiswork,Iseealotofdifferentpeople.Honestgoodyetsufferedpersecutionhorseknightdoctor,loyallowry,appearanceindifference,innerpassion,dissoluteandselflessSidney,inhumanDE'swife,cruelandwickedfremontbrothersel...Thereisacomplexhatredinit,butitcreatesmorehatred,andthiscomplicatedactisvividlypresentedinfrontofus,andweseemtobebacktotheeraoftheirrational.Somepeoplecomplainthatbeingborninthiscenturyisabadthing,tobeborninthepast,atleasttobeamartyr.Infact,thisideaiswrong.Weshouldmakecontributiontomodernlifeinmoderntimes.Andhaveallkindsofpeopleintheworld,theyallhavedifferentpersonalities,wewhodon'tcrybecauseitisthecharacteroftheweirdanddon'tmakefriendswithhim,alsodon'tbelievethatthepeoplearound,maybeheisoneofthemwanttoharmyou.
WhatIlikemostaboutataleoftwocitiesisSidney,thelawyer'sassistant.Carlton.Hisfirstappearancewasdifferent,andwhenthepeopleinthecourtroomlookedcasuallyattheceiling,oneofhisnotesrevealedtheplotbehindthecase.Himwithamelancholy,inanappearanceasalawyer,heistalented,butisreluctanttohidingbehindthesomebodyelse,dootherssteppingstoneofsuccess,hebuilthisownhandsandawall,cutofffromfameandwealth.Heoncesaid,"Iamadesperatecoolie.Idon'tcareaboutanyoneintheworld,andnobodyCARESaboutme."
Yes,weshouldnotaspiretobefamous,sowecannotlearnmoreknowledge.Maybeyoucanbeasteppingstonetoothers,andyoucanlearnmoreknowledgefromothers.Wecanseehisstrengthsandweaknesses,learnhisstrengths,andthrowawayhisweaknesses.
"Ataleoftwocities"isoneofDickens'smostimportantrepresentativenovelprofoundlyexposedthesocietycontradictionbeforetheFrenchRevolution,intenselyattacksthearistocraticsocialclassisdissoluteandcruel,andsincerelysympathizeswiththedepressednovelalsodescribedmanymagnificentscenesliketherevoltpeopleattackedBastilleandsoon,whichdisplayedpeople'sgreatstrength.Thenovelhasportrayedmanydifferentpeople.DoctorManetteishonestandkindbutsuffersthepersecutionactually,Lucieisbeautifulandgentle,Charlesisgracefulandnoble,Lorryisuprightandhonest,Sydneyissemblanceofindifferent,innermostfeelingsofwarm,unconventionalbutalsoselflessandlofty,MissProssisstraightforwardandloyal,Evremondebrothersarecruelandcomplexhatredishardtosolve,thecruelrevengehasmademorehatreds,lovesrebirthinthehelledge,buttakethelifeastheprice.Asanoutstandingwriter,inDickens'swork,thelanguageskilliskindofrhetorictechnique,liketheanalogy,theexaggeration,thecontrast,thehumorous,andthetauntarehandledskillfully,andtheartistryoftheworkisalsodeliveredthepeak."Ataleoftwocities"hasitsdifferencewiththegeneralhistoricalnovel,itscharacterandthemainplotareallthebroadrealbackgroundoftheFrenchRevolution,theauthortakethefictionalcharacterDoctorManette'sexperienceasthemainclue,interweavestheunjustcharge,loveandrevengethreeindependencesbutalsoincidentcross-correlationstoriestogether,theplotiscriss-crossed,andtheclueisauthorusenarrates,foreshadowing,upholsteryandsomanytechniques,causesthestructureintegrityandstrictness,theplotwindinganxiousandrichoftheatricalnature,itdisplayedtheremarkableartisticstyle"Ataleoftwocities"issolemnityandmelancholy,fillsindignantion,butlacksthehumoroftheearlyworks.
ThiswintervacationIreadtheworksofdickens,thefollowingismyfeeling.
Thestorygoesthatthemarquisofevremonderapedthepeasantwoman,andherbrotherknewit,andhefoughtwiththemarquisandfailed.Andhewasbadlyhurt.Perhapsthemarquisdidnotwanttomakeabigdealofit.Justadoctor,andthisisanotherimportantcharacter,Dr.Manette.AndthepoorDrManettewassenttothebastillebythemarquisforhisknowledgeofthematter.Eighteenyearslater,it'stimetomeetagain...
Iseealotofdifferentpeopleinthestory.Honestgoodhorseknightdoctor,sweetLucy,elegantandnoble,Charlesloyallowry,appearanceindifference,innerpassion,wildandselflessloftySidney,distortedhumanity'shairday,MrsMissgenerousloyaltyprologis,cruelandwickedfremontbrothersel...
ThisCharleswasanephewofthemarquisofesremonde,buthedidnotacceptthetitleandleftFranceforEngland.HebecameaFrenchteacherbyhimselfinLondon.
TherewasalsoamannamedSidneycarton,wholookedattheceilingfromthebeginningofthecourt,butoneofhisnotesdebunkedtheplaintiff'splot.Itwaseasyforhimtogivetheimpressionofslovenliness,depression,andgreed,buthechangedhisclotheswithCharlesinanemergency,throughajailer,toCharles'sprison.Consequences,CharleswassentoutoftheFrench,butwereguillotinedcaton,hesaidawords:beforedeathiswhatIdonowIhavedonethebest,themostgoodthingsinlife;WhatIamabouttoreceiveisthequietestandmostpeacefulrestofmylife.
Aftertherevolution,therevolutionariesarelostreason,killinginnocentpeople,andinordertosaveCharlesformerservant,standandwalk,cametoFrance,buttheresultswererevolutionariestoescapetheidentitytoshutup,LucyandherfatherhorseknightdoctorhurriedlyrushedtoFrance,becauseofhisoffinthebastilleforeighteenyears,becalledahero,hisson-in-lawandprivileged─Charlesprovidesagoodcondition.Butshewasthesisterofthebrotherandsister,andshehadalwayshatedthemarquisofevremonde.Charleswasalsothenephewofthemarquisofevremonde,soshetriedherbesttomakethemostofCharles.Butintheendhediedinhisowngun.
Thenovelendedwitha"happyreunion,"butmyheartwasfilledwithbitternesswhenIreadthatcartonwasreplacingCharlesontheexecutiongroundsforLucy.
Afterreading"Ataleoftwocities"
"Ataleoftwocities"isoneofDickens'smostimportantrepresentativeworks.ThenovelprofoundlyexposedthesocietycontradictionbeforetheFrenchRevolution,intenselyattacksthearistocraticsocialclassisdissoluteandcruel,andsincerelysympathizeswiththedepressedclasses.ThenovelalsodescribedmanymagnificentscenesliketherevoltpeopleattackedBastilleandsoon,whichdisplayedpeople'sgreatstrength.
Thenovelhasportrayedmanydifferentpeople.DoctorManetteishonestandkindbutsuffersthepersecutionactually,Lucieisbeautifulandgentle,Charlesisgracefulandnoble,Lorryisuprightandhonest,Sydneyissemblanceofindifferent,innermostfeelingsofwarm,unconventionalbutalsoselflessandlofty,MissProssisstraightforwardandloyal,Evremondebrothersarecruelandsinister......Thecomplexhatredishardtosolve,thecruelrevengehasmademorehatreds,lovesrebirthinthehelledge,buttakethelifeastheprice.
Asanoutstandingwriter,inDickens'swork,thelanguageskillisessential.Eachkindofrhetorictechnique,liketheanalogy,theexaggeration,thecontrast,thehumorous,andthetauntarehandledskillfully,andtheartistryoftheworkisalsodeliveredthepeak."Ataleoftwocities"hasitsdifferencewiththegeneralhistoricalnovel,itscharacterandthemainplotareallfictionalizes.WiththebroadrealbackgroundoftheFrenchRevolution,theauthortakethefictionalcharacterDoctorManette'sexperienceasthemainclue,interweavestheunjustcharge,loveandrevengethreeindependencesbutalsoincidentcross-correlationstoriestogether,theplotiscriss-crossed,andtheclueiscomplex.Theauthorusenarrates,foreshadowing,upholsteryandsomanytechniques,causesthestructureintegrityandstrictness,theplotwindinganxiousandrichoftheatricalnature,itdisplayedtheremarkableartisticskill.thestyle"Ataleoftwocities"issolemnityandmelancholy,fillsindignantion,butlacksthehumoroftheearlyworks.
Today,IfinallyfinishedreadingEnglish.Bigliterarygiantofdickens'ataleoftwocities,forthefirsttimetoseethenameofthisbookisdeeptoattracttheLordmyimplementationandcuriosity,daretotry,itissomysterious,sothick...Still,Ihadthecouragetoreadit.
Ataleoftwocitiesisthechaosthatoccurredin1775-1785whichisoneoftheworld'smostprosperousandthemostchaotic,thedirtiestofBritainandFrance,thetwocountry,IwantedthewholenovelmainshowLucy'sfamilyandgreatfriendshipbetweenfriends,thegreatestloveofall.LucyisthedaughterofaFrenchdoctor,manette.Shewasgentle,beautiful,andkindtowintheheartsofmanymen,includingherlaterhusband,darley,andfinally,forherhappiness,herhusbandwassenttotheguillotine.Loveissincere,betweenthemisgreat,ofcourse,oneofthemostkind,thekindestpersonalwayshelpthefamily,itwasonlyalittlelightintheunrest,heisLuoDuan,healwayscareaboutLucyandherfamily,pourtheloveofhislifeinthefamily,andlovethemmorethantoloveyourself.Atthesametime,heisadedicatedmerchant,hewasalittleconscience,aminiatureofthekindofpeople,anessence,Lucy'shusbandrayisFrancetolatergenerations,andastorecognizetheSINSofhisfamily,waivermarquistitleandinheritance,totheUKalone,heishumble,treatspeoplewithsincerity,likeLuoDuanisarealgentleman.HelefthispropertytotheFrenchpeople,buthisheartdidnotgetgoodresult,andthenafterthebastillewascapturedin1778,hewasaloyalservantletterpleading,backtothestrangerbeganhisrescueworkinFrance,however,whenhefirstsetfootonFrenchterritorywasputintothefoxprison,toescapethenobleman'schargeschargeswillbeontrial.Natedoctorma,LucyhavealsocometoFrancetosavehim,LuoDuaninFrance,justusethehorsenatecrouchedbastilleinfluencetoreachhim,however,fatealwaysmakesgoodpeopletroubled.Ashewasreleasedonthedayoftheeveningwascaughtagain,isthisahorsenateusedbythemanuscriptwasinprison,hisson-in-lawontheguillotine,atthistimehasbeenprotectedinacardplayedagreatlawyerhisfunction,finallywithhisownlife,Lucyisinahappy,atLucy'smindsetuptheimageofatallforever,itisgreattoloveandbeloved.
Catonisanintelligent,veryclever,insightveryh2professionallawyers,ifintoday,hemusthavecalledthelawofcelebrities,butatthetimetheherouseless,therefore,hecanonlyusewinetopouroutallthetroubles,aswellasthefatebroughthimgreattrauma.Intheeyesofothershewasalwayslazyanddepraved,exceptLucy.
Besides,therewasmisspross,Lucy'sloyalservantandfriend,whobroughthopetothepeople,frombadtogood.
ItturnsoutthattheFrenchpeopleI'vebeenbemoaningarenotasperfectasIthoughttheywere,andinthisbooktheyshowmoreoftheevilnatureoftheirrevolution.
Recently,Ireadataleoftwocities.Ithinkthatit’sagoodnovel.
First,Iwanttointroducetheauthorofthisbook.HisnameisCharlesDickens,heisanoutstandingwriter.Heisoneofthegreatestwritersinthe19century.However,hehadapainfulchildhood.Hewasarrestedwhenhewas10yearsoldduetohouseholddebt.Hehadonlyafewyearsoflearning.So,inhisearlyyears,hisworksaremoreaboutthepainfulchildren.Hecriticizedtheblackofcapitalismandhadthesympathyforthepoor.Now,letmeintroducethisnovel.ThebackgroundofthisbookistheFrenchrevolution.Beforetherevolution,theyoungdoctor.ManettewitnessedtheguiltyoftheFrenchmarquis.SohewasarrestedintheBastillebythemarquis.Aftertwoyears,hiswifedied.HisdaughterLuciewassendtoLondonbyhisfriendsLorryandadoptedbytheMissProsswhoisamaidservant.After18years,hewasreleasedfromtheBastilleandwastakencarebyhisoldservantDefarge.HisdaughterwantedtotakehisfathertoLondon.Inthetravel,shemetthesonofthemarquisCharlesDarnaywhohatedtheguiltyofhisfatheranduncle.Thentheylovedeachother.Andnow,CharlesDannay’sfatherhaddied,somanettewantedtoforgetthepainfulmemoryandhopedhisdaughterhappy.Soheagreedwiththem.In1789,Francebreaktherevolution.Allofthemarquiseswassendtotheguillotine.BecausetheDarnaywasamarquis.SotheDefargereadthereportwhichwaswrittenbythedoctor.ThenDannaywassentencedtodeath.NowCartonwhoalwayshiddenlovedLuciewenttotheprisonandhepretendedDannay.SoDannayescapedtheprison.Andcartonwaskilled.HoweverMadameDefargestillnotgaveup.ShewantedtokilledDannay’swifeLucieandtheiryoungchild;finallyshewasburnedbythepross.
Afterreadthisnovel,letmeknowabouttheFrenchrevolution.Ithinkthepeoplewholivedinthatperiodwerenotlucky.Thepoorwereverysad.Theyweretooblindness.AndIwasmovedthecarton,hediedforhislove,andIlikehimverymuch.
“Ataleoftwocities”isoneofDickens’smostimportantrepresentativeworks.ThenovelprofoundlyexposedthesocietycontradictionbeforetheFrenchRevolution,intenselyattacksthearistocraticsocialclassisdissoluteandcruel,andsincerelysympathizeswiththedepressedclasses.ThenovelalsodescribedmanymagnificentscenesliketherevoltpeopleattackedBastilleandsoon,whichdisplayedpeople’sgreatstrength.
Thenovelhasportrayedmanydifferentpeople.DoctorManetteishonestandkindbutsuffersthepersecutionactually,Lucieisbeautifulandgentle,Charlesisgracefulandnoble,Lorryisuprightandhonest,Sydneyissemblanceofindifferent,innermostfeelingsofwarm,unconventionalbutalsoselflessandlofty,MissProssisstraightforwardandloyal,Evremondebrothersarecruelandsinister…Thecomplexhatredishardtosolve,thecruelrevengehasmademorehatreds,lovesrebirthinthehelledge,buttakethelifeastheprice.
Asanoutstandingwriter,inDickens’swork,thelanguageskillisessential.Eachkindofrhetorictechnique,liketheanalogy,theexaggeration,thecontrast,thehumorous,andthetauntarehandledskillfully,andtheartistryoftheworkisalsodeliveredthepeak.”Ataleoftwocities”hasitsdifferencewiththegeneralhistoricalnovel,itscharacterandthemainplotareallfictionalizes.WiththebroadrealbackgroundoftheFrenchRevolution,theauthortakethefictionalcharacterDoctorManette’sexperienceasthemainclue,interweavestheunjustcharge,loveandrevengethreeindependencesbutalsoincidentcross-correlationstoriestogether,theplotiscriss-crossed,andtheclueiscomplex.Theauthorusenarrates,foreshadowing,upholsteryandsomanytechniques,causesthestructureintegrityandstrictness,theplotwindinganxiousandrichoftheatricalnature,itdisplayedtheremarkableartisticskill.thestyle“Ataleoftwocities”issolemnityandmelancholy,fillsindignantion,butlacksthehumoroftheearlyworks.
AtaleoftwocitiesiswrittenbyCharlesDickens,oneofAmerica'sgreatestwriters.Hewasbornin1812inPortsmouthanddiedin1870.Hewasbornpoor,butsoonafterhisunhappychildhoodhebecamerichandsuccessful.Healsowrotemanyfamousnovels,suchasolivertwist.Greatexpectationsandsoon.
Thetaleofataleoftwocitieswaswrittenin1775.InaroomaboveataverninParis,therewasawhite-hairedmanwhowasbusymakingshoes.Hehadbeenaprisonerinthebastillefor18years.Nowhewasafreeman,yethedidnotknowhisname,andhedidnoteathisfriends.Allheknewwasthathehadtokeepmakingshoes.
OnabustoParis,shesatonlucie,thedaughtershehadneverseenbefore.LuciebroughtherfatherbacktoLondon,and,withtheloveandcareofherdaughter,heforgotaboutthepastandlearnedtoliveasafreeman.
YetduringthestormyyearsoftheFrenchrevolution,thepastwasneitherlostnorforgotten.AndsosoonthedangersecretlybroughtlucieandthepeopleshelovedbacktoParis...Therewasthehorribledeathmachine-theguillotinewaitingfortheenemiesofFrance.
Theprotagonisthereisclearlydebunkingthedarknessandcorruptionofthesocietyatthattime.Oneoriginalforthe18yearsasaprisoner,whatalsodon'tremembertheman,thenishehadnevermetthedaughter"backtoLondon,startedafreelife,butintheend,hisdaughterandshelovedoneswerereturnedtoParisofdarkness,bytheFrenchenemieskilled!
Crazily,buttruthfully,Ifinishedreadingthemostpartofthenovel"ATaleofTwoCities"injustoneday.Lostinthestory,Ifeltlikebeingtogetherwiththecharactersandexperiencingthesameexcitingevents.Soonitcametoanend.Totellyoumyfeelings,itsinfinitesadnessandah2emotionthatcandrivemetocry.
ThestoryissetinLondonandParisatthetimeofthegreatFrenchRevolution.Itshowsthecausesofrevolutionanditseffectsonpeoplesday-to-daylives.Beforetherevolution,theKingandthearistocracytreatedtheirpeoplecruellyinFrance.Thecommonpeoplewereextremelypoorandmiserable.Thecropsinthefieldswerepoorasifeventhelandsharedthemiseryofthepeople.Andthereweresoheavytaxesthatallthevillagershadnothingtohandoveratlast.Ontheotherhand,thearistocracymadetheirwillasthelawbyusingmoneyandgold.Therewerenojustice,noequalityandnofairness.JustaswhathappenedtoDrManette,hewrotetotheMinistertoshowthecrimewhatMarquisEvremondehaddone,resultinginhimselfbeingarrestedandsenttotheprisonBastillewithoutanyreason.
Thenthissituationofdarknesswasneededtobechanged.AspeoplesuchastheDefargespreparedandarranged,atlengththeRevolutioncametobreakout.WhentheBastillewascapturedandtheKingwastriedandputtodeathaswellasmanyotheraristocrats,thingsdidntgoonaswhattheyhadbeenexpected.Thesituationstayedthesame,orevenworse.TheprisonersfromtheBastilleweresetfreewhilemoreprisonswerefilledwithpeoplewhohaddonenowrongagain.Peoplewhooncelivedonthebottomofclasstookthechargenowandtheirhearthadbeenfullofevil.Theonlythingtheywantedtodowastorevenge.Andtheseso-called"patriots"wouldliketoseemoreandmoreinnocentprisonersgoingtotheguillotineandthatstheirjoy.Asthenovelwrote,”Ineverythingtheydidweremerciless,fortheyhadbeenhardenedinthefiresofsufferingandthetouchofpitycouldmakenomarkonthem".
Equalityandfairnessiswhatpeopleseek,whichledtotheFrenchRevolution.Asaconsequence,neitherequalitynorfairnesswasgotaftertherevolution.Andthatsthetragedyofthehistory.IwasheavyheartedwhenreadingwhatSydneyCartonsaidbeforedeathandIburstintotearsfinally.
Afterreading"Ataleoftwocities""Ataleoftwocities"isoneofDickens'smostimportantrepresentativeworks.ThenovelprofoundlyexposedthesocietycontradictionbeforetheFrenchRevolution,intenselyattacksthearistocraticsocialclassisdissoluteandcruel,andsincerelysympathizeswiththedepressedclasses.ThenovelalsodescribedmanymagnificentscenesliketherevoltpeopleattackedBastilleandsoon,whichdisplayedpeople'sgreatstrength.
Thenovelhasportrayedmanydifferentpeople.DoctorManetteishonestandkindbutsuffersthepersecutionactually,Lucieisbeautifulandgentle,Charlesisgracefulandnoble,Lorryisuprightandhonest,Sydneyissemblanceofindifferent,innermostfeelingsofwarm,unconventionalbutalsoselflessandlofty,MissProssisstraightforwardandloyal,Evremondebrothersarecruelandsinister.Thecomplexhatredishardtosolve,thecruelrevengehasmademorehatreds,lovesrebirthinthehelledge,buttakethelifeastheprice.
Asanoutstandingwriter,inDickens'swork,thelanguageskillisessential.Eachkindofrhetorictechnique,liketheanalogy,theexaggeration,thecontrast,thehumorous,andthetauntarehandledskillfully,andtheartistryoftheworkisalsodeliveredthepeak."Ataleoftwocities"hasitsdifferencewiththegeneralhistoricalnovel,itscharacterandthemainplotareallfictionalizes.WiththebroadrealbackgroundoftheFrenchRevolution,theauthortakethefictionalcharacterDoctorManette'sexperienceasthemainclue,interweavestheunjustcharge,upholsteryandsomanytechniques,causesthestructureintegrityandstrictness,theplotwindinganxiousandrichoftheatricalnature,itdisplayedtheremarkableartisticskill.thestyle"Ataleoftwocities"issolemnityandmelancholy,fillsindignantion,butlacksthehumoroftheearlyworks.
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