A Tale of Two Cities is a story about love, sacrifice, aristocracy, revenge, affection, benevolence, and anger. Sydney Carton depicts sacrifice, Lucie- Dr. Manette represents affection, and Charles Darney – Lucie shows love.
The characterization of Dickens is very much realistic. A few of them act a little dramatically but stick to their characters just like Madame Defarge who is a hard-core revolutionary. He has used well-shaped powerful symbols in his novel that depict the sharp description of characters. The description is so elaborative that a reader can tell it's Ms. Manette by seeing her fine beauty or whether it’s Madame Defarge who has a petrified heart. The dialogues are so relevant; they go absolutely with the characters Mr. Jarvis Lorry and Dr. Manette’s dialogues show the cultured face of the period, Madame Defarge is a wrathless firebrand woman depicting the contemporary French revolutionaries. Dickens hasn’t made animations instead he created every kind of people; generous, greedy, loving, benevolent, bold, proud, coward.
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The details Dickens has added surely make up imagination in readers minds just like I have one of the guillotines, personifies horror bloodshed, and crushes humanity in one shot.
The opening sentences are marked as the most strongest and powerful lines in English Literature. Dickens has done what he a maestro is at. The contrasts that he has made not only between the two cities but also their conditions and the people.
Sydney Carton is my favorite and will always remain. He is selfless, and intelligent, the agonies he went through, and his iconic sacrifice stand apart from all. He proves to be the most impactful and dynamic character of the novel. He gave his life just to ensure the peace and happiness of his beloved.
The second most iconic character is Madame Defarge, she’s the most sinister, malicious woman character in literary history. Her knitting register is as horrific as a pale nun.
Although the story in the beginning was a little boring as Dickens took a long in bringing the story to the plot the other half was interesting and fast-paced. Overall it’s a good read. No matter how many times I read the magic hasn’t worn off.
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