DarkMagic
Super Freak
Tale of Two (lolcat) Cities
Fire/Burning: the burning of the body". It seems clear that this is a rare case where death or destruction (the opposite of resurrection) has a positive connotation, since the "burning" helps liberate the doctor from the memory of his long imprisonment.
In the broadest sense, at the end of the novel Dickens foresees a resurrected social order in France, rising from the ashes of the old one.
Snow: Madame Defarge is "like a shadow over the white road", the snow symbolising purity and Madame Defarge's darkness corruption. Dickens also compares the dark colour of blood to the pure white snow: the blood takes on the shade of the crimes of its shedders.
With A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens asserts his belief in the possibility of resurrection and transformation, both on a personal level and on a societal level. The narrative suggests that Sydney Carton’s death secures a new, peaceful life for Lucie Manette, Charles Darnay, and even Carton himself. By delivering himself to the guillotine, Carton ascends to the plane of heroism, becoming a Christ-like figure whose death serves to save the lives of others. His own life thus gains meaning and value. Moreover, the final pages of the novel suggest that, like Christ, Carton will be resurrected—Carton is reborn in the hearts of those he has died to save.
Damn jye---spoiler tag that mess!
Nice analysis though. This is really interesting to me, I was recently talking to void about reading this classic before seeing TDKR. Hopefully it doesn't follow the book too closely.**edited to add the spoiler tags---thanks jye!!
Brilliant. Now when I ask you to explain exactly what in my post proves that, instead of actually clarifying your point, you can come back with an equally cryptic and breif statement along those same lines--
