In the next part of this tale we discover multiple facts, some of which I found surprising. We learn that Charles Darnay is connected to France by his uncle the Marquis, and then the quick follow up murder of the very same uncle the next day. Mr. Darnay becomes a professor in England teaching French. Mr. Stryver and Mr. Darnay both have the plan of marrying the beautiful Madame Manette. The author, Dickens, also sets up the scene for the French Revolution to come by his portrayal of the evil upper class in the French society. There is quite a bit of foreshadowing in this section of the book as to what will happen next.
Text to text: I connected this book to Ranger's Apprentice. In Ranger's Apprentice there is the same conflict of two men attempting to attract the attention of one woman that could lead to conflict between the main characters. Since this time period is a time ferocity for getting what you wanted, Darnay and Stryver could battle it out and I wouldn't be surprised.
Text to reader: This part of the Tale of Two Cities connects to me through Darnay in many aspects. The part especially when we learn his relation to his uncle in France, I feel the same uneasiness he feels of being just handed something. Darnay does not feel it his right to just earn the right of being a lord of the people and believes he needs to work for it. I feel the same way (obviously not concerning becoming a feudal lord) with being given rewards. I need to work for it to earn it.
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
A Tale of Two Cities Part the First
The Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
The first part of The Tale of Two Cities covers pages ix (the introduction) through page 73. In these beginning pages you learn of what the reference to the two cities means, who the main characters are (some of them at least), and what tale will be told. From what I have learned the two cities are based in England and France respectively. Mr. Jarvis Lorry, Madame Manette and her father Monsieur Manette, and Mr. Jerry Cruncher are the main characters I have learned of so far. The goal has been for Lorry and Manette to bring Monsieur Manette back to the life, and man, he once was before he was put in prison and buried alive.
Text to text: The connection is found between The Tale of Two Cities and The Premature Burial by Edgar Allan Poe. It was a very direct reminder to the story by Poe because of the horrifying experience being buried alive invokes in any human.
Text to reader: I connected this part of the story to myself with the fear of the unknown. I hate not knowing something, even if it is of minor significance. In the book so far many pieces are missing: Monsieur Manette doesn't know his story, Lorry and Madame Manette don't know what will happen in the near future with the father, Cruncher doesn't know what is wife is out doing at night, and the man in court doesn't know what his case will bring for him.
The first part of The Tale of Two Cities covers pages ix (the introduction) through page 73. In these beginning pages you learn of what the reference to the two cities means, who the main characters are (some of them at least), and what tale will be told. From what I have learned the two cities are based in England and France respectively. Mr. Jarvis Lorry, Madame Manette and her father Monsieur Manette, and Mr. Jerry Cruncher are the main characters I have learned of so far. The goal has been for Lorry and Manette to bring Monsieur Manette back to the life, and man, he once was before he was put in prison and buried alive.
Text to text: The connection is found between The Tale of Two Cities and The Premature Burial by Edgar Allan Poe. It was a very direct reminder to the story by Poe because of the horrifying experience being buried alive invokes in any human.
Text to reader: I connected this part of the story to myself with the fear of the unknown. I hate not knowing something, even if it is of minor significance. In the book so far many pieces are missing: Monsieur Manette doesn't know his story, Lorry and Madame Manette don't know what will happen in the near future with the father, Cruncher doesn't know what is wife is out doing at night, and the man in court doesn't know what his case will bring for him.
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