Essay Archive - A Tale of Two Cities: Inner Soul and Human Emotion
A Tale of Two Cities: Inner Soul and Human Emotion
For authors that choose to write a book based on historical events, the inspiration might come from their particular viewpoint on the event that they want to dramatize. Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities, is an example of social criticism in literature. Dickens uses this novel to express his disillusionment with society and human nature. Besides the central theme of love, this story has another prevalent theme, that of a revolution gone bad. He shows us that, unfortunately, human nature causes us to be vengeful and, for some, overly ambitious.....
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