![]() The narrator, or storyteller, who is never identified, has access to the thoughts and feelings of all the characters. A Tale of Two Cities is told from the omniscient, or all-knowing, point of view.The three most important aspects of A Tale of Two Cities: ![]() Movie Versions: A Tale of Two Cities (1935) A Tale of Two Cities (1958) A Tale of Two Cities (1980) A Tale of Two Cities (1989) Major Symbols: Madame Defarge's Knitting motherhood Motifs: darkness restricted by society duality Major Thematic Topics: duality revolution resurrection violence centrality of women aristocratic versus peasant Main Characters: Doctor Alexandre Manette Lucie Manette (later Darnay) Charles Darnay Sydney Carton Therese Defarge Ernest Defarge Jerry Cruncher Mr. ![]() Genres: historical fiction political commentaryįirst Published: In weekly installments in All the Year Round, from April 30 to November 29, 1859 The main characters in Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities - Doctor Alexandre Manette, Charles Darnay, and Sydney Carton - are all recalled to life, or resurrected, in different ways as turmoil erupts. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times in London and Paris, as economic and political unrest lead to the American and French Revolutions. ![]() A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens, deals with the major themes of duality, revolution, and resurrection. ![]()
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