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by H
About This Novel
"A Tale of Two Cities" is a long historical novel written by the British writer Charles Dickens and set against the background of the French Revolution. It has a touching plot and is one of the world's classics. The story connects the two major cities of Paris and London, and revolves around Dr. Manette's family and the Saint-Antoine district headed by the Defarges. The novel describes how the nobles corrupted and harmed the people. The people's deep hatred for the nobles accumulated in their hearts, which led to the inevitable French Revolution. The main idea of the book is self-sacrifice for love, and the "Twin Cities" in the title refer to Paris and London.
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Official(82)Scraped 26d ago
Why am I always the one who gets hurt? I met a group of "handsome guys" when I got home from get off work....
After graduation, I have been working in society for almost ten years, and I have experienced hardships and tears! When I came home from get off work a few days ago, it was already midnight, and the road was very dark. When I was approaching the door of my house, a few "handsome guys" suddenly came to chat with me. After chatting for a while, they actually thought that I was too beautiful and started to touch me. Well, I learned a few tricks to prevent wolves, and subdued them! Now think about it, if I hadn't learned a maintenance secret recently, those "handsome guys" on that day would have no feeling at all, and they wouldn't even talk to me!
It was the best of times and the worst of times. It was the age of wisdom, and it was also the age of foolishness. It was a time of faith and a time of doubt. It was a season of light and a season of darkness. It was the spring of hope and the winter of disappointment. We were all heading straight for heaven, we were all heading in the opposite direction - in short, then as now, some of the loudest authorities insisted on using the superlative form of the adjective to describe it. No matter good or bad, they are all of the highest quality.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of faith, it was the epoch of doubt; it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair; we were all heading straight for heaven, we were all heading straight in the opposite direction--in short, it was so much like now that some of the loudest authorities insist on using the superlative form of the adjective to describe it. To say it is good is the highest level; to say it is bad is also the highest level.
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It was the best of times and the worst of times. It was the age of wisdom, and it was also the age of foolishness. It was a time of faith and a time of doubt. It was a season of light and a season of darkness. It was the spring of hope and the winter of disappointment. We were all heading straight for heaven, we were all heading in the opposite direction - in short, then as now, some of the loudest authorities insisted on using the superlative form of the adjective to describe it. No matter good or bad, they are all of the highest quality.
It is always good to read more. At the opening ceremony, a senior student quoted the classic sentences at the beginning of her speech. Compared with other ordinary emotional speeches, it was really amazing and had a strong aura. It's been two years and I'm still very impressed.
Some people are dead but still alive, and some people are alive just like dead. This is fate. Thrilling and twists and turns. Love the plot. This is an era and an era.
Shock the soul
In every era, especially turbulent eras, there will always be such excellent works that truly reflect history. Sidney's sacrifice of life, the doctor's mind like the sea, Rory's sincerity in treating people, and Miss Pross's loyalty and love for people are all unforgettable. The settings of each personality are shocking
It's not so much a story as it is a snapshot of the times.
If I were to describe Dickens, it would be genius. The description that tightly grasped the author's grasp in Oliver Twist is also shown in the second half of this work. With his British lyricism, Dickens has definitely told a story well. He is accustomed to giving life to all dead things, and is willing to give virtue to all living things. Instead of focusing on the protagonist, Dickens's works often feature all characters as protagonists, which is his characteristic. He used his talent to master this extremely difficult characterization, and used the author's prerogative to add the drama of fate to it. I'm confident I could tell that pretty quickly if I read his work without knowing it. Back to the work itself. In A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens did not immediately demonstrate his strong substitution ability, but instead adopted a multi-line and multi-open approach. Three and sometimes more, seemingly unrelated, but intertwined. There isn't a useless plot without a superfluous line of nonsense. Dickens, like a virtuoso, cut out the times and wrote them into his works. The early foreshadowing takes up half of the work, and he uses those words to describe an era. He did not write for people of that era, but for people who had not experienced that era. This is the confidence of a famous writer. He is confident that we will finish reading the somewhat overwhelmed plot in the early stage and finish reading the large number of texts describing daily life. And when we finish reading these, a family of one era appears in front of us. At this time, Dickens brings us into this story with his perfect emotional words. This story has laid a lot of foreshadowing, so much so that I already guessed the ending. However, I still spent one night reading the ending I guessed, and my emotions fluctuated with the plot all the time. When Carlton held the tailor's hand and the tailor told him about his cousin, the tragedy of the times was projected into my heart. Dalman's eyes were blurred when he was changing clothes, and my vision was also blurred when I read about the world predicted by the beheaded prophet. The best of times? The worst of times? Dickens had already pronounced his verdict, and his eyes from below recorded it all. But he has no personal emotions in this work, and fairly and fairly presents the event that is destined to be remembered in history before our eyes, so that was the best era? Or the worst of times?
The progress of any revolution is gradual and a process of continuous improvement. This period must also be accompanied by bloodshed and cruelty, and the sublimation of class contradictions can often be the driving force for revolutionary progress. During this period, some heroes will inevitably emerge to lead people from ignorance to wisdom, from darkness to light, and create another beautiful era.
The description of poverty in Chapter 6 is wonderful and worth reading again and again.
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Official(82)Scraped 26d ago
Why am I always the one who gets hurt? I met a group of "handsome guys" when I got home from get off work....
After graduation, I have been working in society for almost ten years, and I have experienced hardships and tears! When I came home from get off work a few days ago, it was already midnight, and the road was very dark. When I was approaching the door of my house, a few "handsome guys" suddenly came to chat with me. After chatting for a while, they actually thought that I was too beautiful and started to touch me. Well, I learned a few tricks to prevent wolves, and subdued them! Now think about it, if I hadn't learned a maintenance secret recently, those "handsome guys" on that day would have no feeling at all, and they wouldn't even talk to me!
It was the best of times and the worst of times. It was the age of wisdom, and it was also the age of foolishness. It was a time of faith and a time of doubt. It was a season of light and a season of darkness. It was the spring of hope and the winter of disappointment. We were all heading straight for heaven, we were all heading in the opposite direction - in short, then as now, some of the loudest authorities insisted on using the superlative form of the adjective to describe it. No matter good or bad, they are all of the highest quality.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of faith, it was the epoch of doubt; it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair; we were all heading straight for heaven, we were all heading straight in the opposite direction--in short, it was so much like now that some of the loudest authorities insist on using the superlative form of the adjective to describe it. To say it is good is the highest level; to say it is bad is also the highest level.
classic
It was the best of times and the worst of times. It was the age of wisdom, and it was also the age of foolishness. It was a time of faith and a time of doubt. It was a season of light and a season of darkness. It was the spring of hope and the winter of disappointment. We were all heading straight for heaven, we were all heading in the opposite direction - in short, then as now, some of the loudest authorities insisted on using the superlative form of the adjective to describe it. No matter good or bad, they are all of the highest quality.
It is always good to read more. At the opening ceremony, a senior student quoted the classic sentences at the beginning of her speech. Compared with other ordinary emotional speeches, it was really amazing and had a strong aura. It's been two years and I'm still very impressed.
Some people are dead but still alive, and some people are alive just like dead. This is fate. Thrilling and twists and turns. Love the plot. This is an era and an era.
Shock the soul
In every era, especially turbulent eras, there will always be such excellent works that truly reflect history. Sidney's sacrifice of life, the doctor's mind like the sea, Rory's sincerity in treating people, and Miss Pross's loyalty and love for people are all unforgettable. The settings of each personality are shocking
It's not so much a story as it is a snapshot of the times.
If I were to describe Dickens, it would be genius. The description that tightly grasped the author's grasp in Oliver Twist is also shown in the second half of this work. With his British lyricism, Dickens has definitely told a story well. He is accustomed to giving life to all dead things, and is willing to give virtue to all living things. Instead of focusing on the protagonist, Dickens's works often feature all characters as protagonists, which is his characteristic. He used his talent to master this extremely difficult characterization, and used the author's prerogative to add the drama of fate to it. I'm confident I could tell that pretty quickly if I read his work without knowing it. Back to the work itself. In A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens did not immediately demonstrate his strong substitution ability, but instead adopted a multi-line and multi-open approach. Three and sometimes more, seemingly unrelated, but intertwined. There isn't a useless plot without a superfluous line of nonsense. Dickens, like a virtuoso, cut out the times and wrote them into his works. The early foreshadowing takes up half of the work, and he uses those words to describe an era. He did not write for people of that era, but for people who had not experienced that era. This is the confidence of a famous writer. He is confident that we will finish reading the somewhat overwhelmed plot in the early stage and finish reading the large number of texts describing daily life. And when we finish reading these, a family of one era appears in front of us. At this time, Dickens brings us into this story with his perfect emotional words. This story has laid a lot of foreshadowing, so much so that I already guessed the ending. However, I still spent one night reading the ending I guessed, and my emotions fluctuated with the plot all the time. When Carlton held the tailor's hand and the tailor told him about his cousin, the tragedy of the times was projected into my heart. Dalman's eyes were blurred when he was changing clothes, and my vision was also blurred when I read about the world predicted by the beheaded prophet. The best of times? The worst of times? Dickens had already pronounced his verdict, and his eyes from below recorded it all. But he has no personal emotions in this work, and fairly and fairly presents the event that is destined to be remembered in history before our eyes, so that was the best era? Or the worst of times?
The progress of any revolution is gradual and a process of continuous improvement. This period must also be accompanied by bloodshed and cruelty, and the sublimation of class contradictions can often be the driving force for revolutionary progress. During this period, some heroes will inevitably emerge to lead people from ignorance to wisdom, from darkness to light, and create another beautiful era.
The description of poverty in Chapter 6 is wonderful and worth reading again and again.
