The Tale of Two Cities has many assorted themes. The themes are
interconnected with each other. Theme plays a big part in the plot a book. The
opinions formed by the audience, of the characters, are also affected by the
themes in a book. Three themes in this book are sacrifice, love and hate, and
death; these themes show up many times in this book. The themes in this book
are shown through the characters and their actions.
Sacrifice shows up in the book many times. Sacrifice is giving up
something that is apart of your life that you do not really want to give up.
The greatest sacrifice in the book is Carton's death. He sacrifices his life
for his love for Lucie Manette. Sydney Carton met his death with great dignity.
In fulfilling his old promise to Lucie, Carton attains peace; those watching see
"The peacefullest man's face ever beheld"(366) at the guillotine.
Charles
Darnay gives up his estate in France, for the idea of working in England. His
decision to become a teacher put him in a conflict with his uncle, the Marquis
St. Evremonde. Miss Pross lost her hearing when she tried to stop Madame
Defarge from killing Lucie and her family. Miss Pross was the loyal servant for
Lucie. She showed her loving devotion to Lucie by fighting off Madame Defarge.
Many characters are skilled with the force of love in this book. Miss
Pross, fought off Madame Defarge for the reason that she loved Lucie, and did
not want anything to happen to her. The true love was the feelings of Sydney for
Lucie. This love was so great he sacrificed his own life for her. He showed
more love for her than for himself. Hate is also plays a big part in...
Misconceptions!
The essay is full of different examples supporting your idea on the three main themes in the book. However, I find something wrong in the 'hatred' part. The peasant's son was killed by the coach, which was Marquis St. Evremonde's but not Ernest Defarge's, Marquis was responsibe for the accident but not Defarge. This is quite a great misconception, but I agree Defarge did show his hated toward the French aristocrats.
Another problem of your essay is you lack of elaboration, it's more important than numerous examples and quotes.
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