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A tale of two cities

 

Manette. Quickly, he made his way .
             into the prison with the help of spies and, with his close .
             resemblance, switched places with Darnay. Carton had .
             arranged for the escape of Lucie, Darnay, and Dr. Manette. .
             Madame Defarge had been killed by Miss Pross, a sort of .
             nanny to Lucie, and escaped with Lucie. Carton sacrificed .
             his life for Lucie, her father, and Darnay at the .
             guillotine and then died in victory. .
             Dickens attempted to show his readers the power and dangers .
             of a revolution in the origonial novel, and it is even .
             shown more in the movie. He had a clear underlying theme .
             that oppression and exploitation by an aristocracy will .
             cause a revolt by those being miss treated, a fact that .
             made the French Revolution inescapeable. Throughout this .
             movie, it was visible that Dickens drew a connection .
             between cruelty and disorder. Yet the power of love and .
             sacrifice were, in the end, linked with a renewal of .
             society. The harsh treatment of the aristocracy towards the .
             poor was constantly shown. In one case, the Marquis St. .
             Evremonde ran over a peasant child and just through a few .
             coins at the father to make up for this loss. The anarchy .
             of the revolution was shown by the many mobs that roamed .
             the streets of Paris. Many nobles had left France and there .
             was no powerful government. Therefore a direct connection .
             was drawn between the cruelty by the high society and the .
             outbreak of revolution turning quickly into chaos. Dickens .
             was biased with a sympathy for the fooled, especially for .
             children. The idea that the victimized, when forced for .
             long enough, would revolt was a central idea behind this .
             Dickins plot. The unjust imprisonment of Dr. Manette tore .
             him apart. He could never truly escape from his prison .
             experience and in moments of great stress he went back to .
             the insanity which Mr. Lorry and Lucie had found him in at .
             Book report. 12thgrade. A tale of 2 cities.
             Defarge's. Darnay had been tried often and came close to .


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