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外语学院本科生非闭卷考试（课程论文） My View Point on A Tale of Two Cities双城记读后感课 程 名 称 英语作品阅读与写作 考 试 方 式 课程论文 姓 名 学 号 专 业 英 语 成 绩 指 导 教 师 学习时间： 2010年11月20日至2010年12月20日Abstract: A tale of two cities is one of Dickenss most important representative worksThe novel profoundly exposed the society contradiction before the French Revolution，intensely attacks the aristocratic social class is dissolute and cruel，and sincerely sympathizes with the depressed classesKey words: love revenge ProtestantismThe novel has portrayed many different peopleDoctor Manette is honest and kind but suffers the persecution actually，Lucie is beautiful and gentle，Charles is graceful and noble，Lorry is upright and honest ，Sydney is semblance of indifferent, innermost feelings of warm，unconventional but also selfless and lofty，Miss Pross is straightforward and loyal，Evremonde brothers are cruel and sinister. The complex hatred is hard to solve， the cruel revenge has made more hatreds，loves rebirth in the hell edge，but take the life as the priceThis is not the story of a man with multiple guardian angels, but rather that of a character in Charles Dickens novel A Tale of Two Cities. A skeptic could easily see this as an unbelievable, idealistic and overrated novel that is too far-fetched. An unbiased reader, however, can see that this is a story of love and hate, each making up the bare-bones of the novel so that one must look closely to see Dickens biases, attempts at persuasion, and unbelievable plot-lines, some of which are spawned from Dickens love and hate, and some of which love and hate are used to develop. Dickens intrusive, unusually editorial point of view, with references to I and deviations from narration for monologue, reveals the novels slavery to the teachings of his morals-or perhaps his own slavery to the morals of his time and Protestantism. In arguably the books first touching scene, Lucie goes through much trouble to coax her father from his insanity, laying her head on his shoulder, and trusting a man she had never met. When Madame Defarge sought vengeance for the cruel injustice committed against her kin, she looked to destroy not only the innocent descendent of the culprit, but his family- an old man, a young woman, and a little girl. These two characters love and hate are unconditional and total. Perhaps it was a primitive style, but modern characters are painted more realistically, with human weaknesses and more variability. Another factor that must be considered is our inability to criticize an English-or English-living-character, or to find a modicum of respectability in a French one, with two exceptions. One is the young woman who is beheaded just before Sydney Carton. She is the enemy of an enemy, she is going to be killed, and she allows Dickens to teach another moral using Sydney Carton. With the modern trend of political correctness and anti-racism, a Tale of Two Cities written today would never leave the word processor. Jerry Cruncher is about the most sinful of the English, and he repents by the end, which counts for another moral from Dickens. In Dickens time, racism was not regarded as it is today, and so if he wanted to use the French Revolution to send a message to the population, it was his right, but he may have taken this too far for some. Today, Lucie Manette would by no means be taken seriously as a believable, even likable character. She persists in fainting at particularly stressful moments, but when her husband is before a heartless, bloodthirsty jury, she looks brave and strong just for him. In context, this was a screaming contradiction, but one that Dickens required to portray his Eve. It is much easier to believe Madame Defarges hate than her oppositions love. Defarges sister was raped and murdered mercilessly and her brother was killed by a pair heartless noblemen. It is much easier to understand Defarges taste for blood than the condition of Manette, who, after practicing as a competent doctor and acting normally for years, experiences a recurrence of his mental condition simply because his wonderful daughter has left for two weeks, although he has two dear friends nearby. Charles Dickens has built an enduring story enjoyed by millions, which is loved by experts and critics today although it would be immediately butchered if written by a modern author. It is a love story loved by its creator, but wholly unbelievable. It is actually doomed by its own idealism and unrealistic characters. As a hate story, it is much more competent, although also using this for its own purposes. One can draw ones own conclusions and ideas from such a book, but facts are facts. As an outstanding writer，in Dickenss work，the language skill is essentialEach kind of rhetoric technique，like the analogy，the exaggeration，the contrast，the humorous，and the taunt are handled skillfully，and the artistry of the work is also delivered the peakA tale of two cities has its difference with the general historical novel， its character and the main plot are all fictionalizesWith the broad real background of the French Revolution，the author take the fictional character Doctor Manettes experience as the main clue，interweaves the unjust charge， love and revenge three independences but also incident crosscorrelation stories together，the plot is crisscrossed，and the clue is complexReferences: 1.Biedermann, Hans. Dictionary of Symbolism.New York: Meridian (1994)ISBN 978-0-452-01118-22. Dickens, Charles.A Tale of Tw