... and France during this period. The French Revolution, by Carlyle, was the main source of Dickens" information for his novel with the two settings, London and Paris. Adopting Carlyle's philosophy of history, Dickens created A Tale of Two Cities with a tightly structured plot, developed through a series of amazingly detailed and vivid pictures. The English setting of A Tale of Two Cities is very realistic with respect to the time period. Dickens starts the story by ... third" (Dickens 318). Given that these characters are included in the book it can be described as historical fiction. The...

• Word Count: 1958
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: High School

... obsessive (sexual or otherwise), brooding, menacing, sinister, sardonic, disillusioned, frightened and insecure loners (usually men), struggling to survive and ultimately losing. The females in film noir are either of two types - dutiful, reliable, trustworthy and loving women; or femme fatales - mysterious, duplicitous, double-crossing, gorgeous, unloving, predatory, tough-sweet, unreliable, irresponsible, manipulative and desperate women. ... , and low key lighting. Story locations are often in murky and dark streets, dimly-lit apartments and hotel rooms of big cities. [Often-times, wa...

• Word Count: 1859
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate