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"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way..." |
Book- A Tale of Two Cities (1)Author-Charles Dickens
-This quote opens up the entire novel and gives a brief background of the setting of the novel. It shows the ups and downs of the time period and shows that this period of time is very different from other periods of time. -This passage is significant in itself because it foreshadows the rest of the book. It gives a broad spectrum of what will be taking place throughout the novel, without actually giving it away. -This passage is significant to the entire novel because it starts the novel off with a good idea of what to expect. It is the opening paragraph, so it ultimately shapes the entire novel through its words. -This passage reminded me of another passage, |
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"Here was a population, low- class and mostly foreign, hanging always on the verge of starvation, and dependent for its opportunities of life upon the whim of men every bit as brutal and unscrupulous as the old- time slave driver; under such circumstances..."
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Book- The Jungle (123)Author- Upton Sinclair
-This quote takes place in the middle of the novel, and shows how poor the conditions were. -This quote is significant in itself because we can see that it is impossible for a decent and modest women such as Ona to live a moral lifestyle. It shows that people like Ona are treated like slaves, because they have no choice in what they are doing. They must live this life to stay alive. -This quote is significant to the whole book because it truly shows how awful the lifestyle is. Throughout the novel, we see that Ona changes from a happy young woman into this. She can not stop from transforming and becoming a part of this lifestyle. This foreshadows how the novel goes on, and her relationship with her family and her husband begin to fall apart. -This quote connects to another passage, |
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"As he was drawn away, his wife released him and stood looking after him with her hands touching one another in the attitude of a prayer, and with a radiant look upon her face, in which there was even a comforting smile. As he went out at the prisoner's door, she turned, laid her head lovingly on her father's breast, tried to speak to him an fell at his feet".
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Book- A Tale of Two Cities (321)Author- Charles Dickens
Lucie's husband, Charles Darnay, has been taken from her to go to prison and be killed. This is Lucie's reaction as he is being taken from her. When Darnay finally leaves, Sydney Carton is there to try to help her. Little Lucie begs of Carton to do something to help her mother and save her father. This quote shows Lucie's angel-like personality and resemblance |
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"There were many women at that time, upon whom the time laid a dreadfully disfiguring hand; but, there was not one among them to be more dreaded that this ruthless woman, now taking her way along the streets. Of a strong and fearless character, of shrewd sense and readiness, of great determination, of that king of beauty which not only seems to impart to its possessor firmness and animosity, but to strike into others as instinctive recognition of those qualities; the troubled time would have heaved her up, under any circumstances. But, imbued from her childhood with brooding sense of wrong, and an inveterate hatred of a class, opportunity had developed her into a tigress. She was absolutely without a pity. If she ever had the virtue in her, it had quite gone out of her".
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Book- A Tale of Two Cities (347)Author- Charles Dickens
This quote is describing Madame Defarge. This quote leads into another quote describing how Madame Defarge is heartless and does not care if Charles Darnay goes to prison for a crime he did not commit. She does not care if his wife is left to be a widow, and his child fatherless. This quote is significant because it shows how truly evil Madame Defarge is. |
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"But indeed, at that time, putting to death was a recipe much in vogue with all trade and professions, and not least of all with Tellson's. Death is Nature's remedy for all things, and why not Legislation's? Accordingly, the forger was put to Death; the utterer of a bad note was put to Death; the unlawful opener of a letter was put to Death; the purloiner of forty shillings and sixpence was put to Death...Not that it did the least good in the way of prevention--it might almost have been worth remarking that the fact was exactly the reverse--but, it cleared off (as to this world) the trouble of each particular case, and left nothing else connected with it to be looked after".
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Book- A Tale of Two Cities (52)Author- Charles Dickens
This quote shows how all people become problematic in the eyes of the bank. This quote is also showing Jarvis Lorry's relationship with the bank and what he is tied into. This quote is significant because it shows how important the bank was to all people whether they recognized it or not. It had the ability to affect everyone's lives, in good or bad ways. It shows how people are held back by the bank, and how the bank can ruin lives. |
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"One of the first considerations which arose in the business mind of Mr. Lorry when business hours came round, was this :--that he had no right to imperil Tellson's by sheltering the wife of an emigrant prisoner under the Bank roof. HIs own possessions, safety, life, he would have hazarded for Lucie and her child, without a moment's demur; but the great trust he held was not his own, and as to that business charge he was a strict man of business".
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Book- A Tale of Two Cities (254)Author- Charles Dickens
This quote shows how Jarvis Lorry views his personal relationships and business relationships. Although he does love and care for Lucie and her child, he realizes that business comes first and he can not jeopardize that for the sake of another This quote is significant because it is one of the first times the reader sees Jarvis Lorry in this light. He truly is a business man and will put that before everything else. |
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"If Sydney Carton ever shone anywhere, he certainly never shone in the house of Doctor Manette. He had been there often, during a whole year, and had always been the same moody and morose lounger there. When he cared to talk, he talked well; but, the cloud of caring for nothing, which overshadowed him with such a fatal darkness, was ver rarely pierced by the light within him".
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Book- A Tale of Two Cities (143)Author- Charles Dickens
This quote is an example of Sydney Carton's personality and behavior. He is such a miserable character and seems to carry his misery with him wherever he goes. This quote leads into that Sydney Carton enjoys being around the house, even if that means just walking around the streets surrounding it. |
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"And I hear him tell the child my story, with a tender an a faltering voice. 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".
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Book- A Tale of Two Cities (361)Author- Charles Dickens
-This quote takes place at the very end of the novel and shows Sydney Carton about to be killed. He is stating everything he hopes to see come out of his death, and saying that he is content and happy that this is the way he will die. -This quote is significant in itself because we can see how much Sydney Carton has transformed throughout the entire novel. He changed from a self-centered and miserable man to a totally new person. He redeemed himself by changing places with Charles Darnay. -This is significant to the whole novel because we can see how Sydney Carton transformed from the very beginning of the book until now. It shows that his love for Lucie and her child were so powerful, that he was content with being killed in order for them to live a happy and fulfilled life. This quote shows how Sydney Carton becomes the "tragic hero" at the end , and how he changed so very much. He went from a man who was convinced he could not change, to a man who did a complete 180 for someone he loved. -This passage reminded be of another one, |
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"The wine was red wine, and had stained the ground of the narrow street in the suburb of Saint Antoine, in Paris, where it was spilled. It had stained many hands, too, and many faces, and many naked feet, and many wooden shoes...Those who had been greedy with the taves of the cask, had acquired a tigerish smear about the mouth".
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Book- A Tale of Two Cities (32)Author-Charles Dickens
-This quote takes place early in the novel and shows how the masses reacted to the spillage of wine in the streets. Here, the masses had already drunk the wine, and the narrator is describing the aftermath of this activity. -This quote is significant in itself because it shows how the masses were being portrayed. It shows how some people were greedy while others were not. -This quote is significant to the whole novel because it gives an early peek at how the masses would act throughout the whoel story. This little excerpt shows how the people react to certain situations and how the people act with one another. -This quote relates to another passage, |
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"He had no opportunity of saying, or so much as thinking, anything else, until he was clear of the Old Bailey; for, the crowd came pouring out with the vehemence that nearly took him off his legs, and a loud buzz swept into the street as if the baffled blue-flies were dispersing in search of other carrion".
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Book- A Tale of Two Cities (75)Author- Charles Dickens
-This quote appears early in the novel and shows Charles Darnay as he is being released from being a prisoner. Here, Darnay is leaving the trial and the crowd is becoming anxious. -This quote is significant in itself because we can see how aggressive the masses/crowds are. We see that they feed off of others problems and love to see other people down. We feel that Darnay feels attacked because the crowd was feeding off of his trial and personal issues. -This quote is significant to the whole novel because it gives an early peek at the masses. Since Darnay was set free, the crowd feels the need to find another person's life to feed off of. This behavior continues throughought the majority of the novel, as the crowds continue to be in everyone's business. -This passage relates to another passage, |
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A Tale of Two Cities
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Charles Dickens
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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Robert Louis Stevenson
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The Jungle
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Upton Sinclair
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Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
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Stephen Crane
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After London or Wild England
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Richard Jefferies
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