"A Tale of Two Cities" though one of the shortest of Dickens' novel is generally regarded as one of his greatest.The genius of the Dickens is amply proved by this novel.Many a discussion has been done , many theses has been written on the themes of this great novel .But like any great works of great writers , it has also contributed its share of complexities .What is actually the theme of this novel ? is it the death and resurrection, or is it the French Revolution or is the contrast of London and Paris and between the various characters?
It is no doubt, the novel deals with death and rebirth .Manette was imprisoned for many years ,and in this period , he was practically dead -to all his loved ones and to himself.Infact , he had become insane .Gut after many years of "dead-like" living Lucy,his daughter came along and with her love and care he was brougt back to life ,infac
So it seems the novel is an amalgam of varius themes, and it is only due to Dickens' geniuses as a write that he could manage all of these themes , creating one of the greatest of novels depicting the French Revolution
And then there is also the theme of the contrast. The author have tried, maybe subconciously, a comparison between London and Paris; between Carton and Darney;Dr.Manette and Mamdame Defarge.
Apart from this theme is also the theme of the astocities by the nobilites ,and the subsequent revolution , and also the excesses of this revolution.When Dickens was writing his master-piece , the Revolution and its horrible excesses were sill fresh in the mind of the people.So , it is beyond doubt that he too was affected by it and so he was inclined to show what he felt about the whole things.The credits do go to him for bringing out the events of the Revolution
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