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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…

It the best of times for whom? The worst?

Dickens’ writing– Social problems– Reinventing the purpose of life– Uses characters to represent ideas

rather then individuals– Usually takes place in England…

Usually takes place in England?

What is the second city…France Why: similarities in class/power THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

– Societal overturn– Lack of resources– Class inequality of political power

French Society: birth right

Nobility

Common People

Clergy

Setting: 1775-1793

England– London– Port City of Dover

France– Paris– Rural France

Farmers, peasants, sharecropers

Things to Consider…

Parallel Events

Mockery of Justice in French and English Courts

Foreshadowing and Flashback

Symbolism– Dark and light– Isolation and companionship

Why does Dickens, an Englishmen, present

the cruelty and lawlessness of the

French Revolution to his fellow English

Citizens?

Based on the on-going events of the story, what is Dickens saying about the

achievement of social change?