Dickens Charles
Dickens Charles
A Tale of Two Cities: Novel of Charles Dickens, A Review
It is quite difficult to write about the novels written by Charles Dickens, as you have to be one among the thousands of people who have done the job earlier. It is quite surprising that the master writer like Charles Dickens who wrote novels like ‘Hard Times' and ‘Great Expectations' turned on the historic lane and configured a love story that is passing through the confused streets of two great cities: London and Paris. These were the most turbulent cities of eighteenth century. Charles Dickens had woven his novel ‘A Tale of Two Cities' narrating these cities.
The Plot: A Story of Turmoil
Love relationship of two unusual characters, Lucy Manette and Charles Darney, passed through the time narrated by Dickens as ‘It was the best of the times; it was the worst of the times'. The couple made their way through strange circumstances. They were caught in a storm of revolutionary atmosphere of late eighteenth century France. And they would have hardly passed through it without offering abnormal responses to the situation they were forced to face.
The story is painted on a torn canvass of turbulent London where mockery of law had replaced administration of justice, the guns were necessary articles for travellers, and the fresh graves were excavated for selling the parts of dead bodies. The warehouse of France in general and the theatre of Paris in particular were worse than London. The last phase of feudalism and haunted conscience of French peasants had outrun all the notions of civility and human behavior. Movement of peasants for ousting the tyrant rulers partially ended on fall of the prison of Bastille. All the prisoners were freed from the Bastille jail—Dr. Manette, father of Lucy Manette, one the prime characters of the novel being one of them.
Lucy helped her father to come out of the obsession of his jail term. She took charge of the boat and sailed through the demanding process of curing his father and developing her relationship with Charles. A migrant from France and language teacher in London school, Charles Darney had aristocratic lineage that he kept undisclosed until the day of his marriage with Lucy. But his aristocratic virtue of protecting one of his former loyalists drove him into the storm of France. He was caught; he was convicted for merely having the aristocratic lineage; and he was to be executed.
But he was freed through unexpected assistance from former lover of Lucy, Sydney Carton. His face was just like face of Charles. Sydney Carton replaced himself in Charles' place in the jail, sacrificing his life for saving the life of husband of the woman whom he loved. Other characters, Jarvis Lorry, Defarge couple, Mrs. Pross, and others walked with the story, making its flow lucid and the contents rich.
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Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol"
With it's universal message of treating friends, employees, and family with respect and kindness, "A Christmas Carol" is one of the most well known Christmas stories of all time. The entertaining story masterfully weaves the message of keeping the Christmas spirit alive all year with a readily identifiable lead character. That there are hundreds of movie and stage adaptations of this story only serve to bolster the reputation of "A Christmas Carol" as a holiday classic.
"A Christmas Carol" - History
Charles Dickens wrote "A Christmas Carol" in 1843 and it soon became the most popular book of that holiday season. Dickens sold 6000 copies of "A Christmas Carol" by Christmas, and the book was such a success that eight adaptations for the stage were being created within two months of publication. To this day, "A Christmas Carol" is one of the most widely known and popular stories about the Christmas season. There are more than 200 film versions and a countless number of stage productions. You would be hard pressed to find anyone not familiar with "A Christmas Carol" in some form or the other.
"A Christmas Carol" is the story of a man named Ebeneezer Scrooge, who was a lonely old miser with more money than he knew what to do with - primarily because he refused to spend or share a single penny of it. Throughout the course of the story, after visits from three spirits, Scrooge realizes that charity and generosity are a much more attractive way of life than hoarding money, and he learns that he can keep the true spirit of Christmas alive all year long through following these principles.
Dickens wrote this book during a time when social classes, unfair working conditions and impoverished children were a way of life. He was very involved in social issues throughout his life, and found ways to make a social and moral statement in his writing. "A Christmas Carol" addresses these issues in a beautifully written and tale that is as entertaining as it is concerned with social justice. The lessons learned in this story have been significant for generations, and the moral of the story is just as relevant today as it was in Dickens' time.
If you have never had the pleasure of making "A Christmas Carol" an annual tradition for your family, this is the year to start. For the younger members of your family, try the Muppets or Disney versions. The classic film starring George C. Scott might be the movie of choice for some. And for those who prefer a non-traditional approach with a touch of humor, "Scrooged" starring Bill Murray, will present a unique twist to this well known tale. Whatever version of this story you choose, "A Christmas Carol" will continue to entertain generations for years to come.
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