"A Tale of Two Cities"

Original text: This was the best of times, and it was the worst of times; it was an age of wisdom, it was an age of stupidity; it was A time of trust, it is a time of doubt; it is a season of light, it is a season of darkness; it is the spring of hope, it is the winter of despair; people have everything before them, people have nothing before them; people are embarking on On the road to heaven, people are heading towards the gate of hell.

Original version of the novel: 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 belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, 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 had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way--in short, the period was so.?

far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received , for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.

Extended information:

The cruelty, grabbing of women, and A series of actions such as disregarding human life are contrary to the humanitarian spirit advocated by Dickens. Such evil forces must be spurned by society. The Evermond brothers are the epitome of the nobility at that time. Such an image that goes against the humanitarian spirit must be condemned. Will be abandoned by the people, just like the instantaneous outbreak of the French Revolution in the novel, it is the French rulers who violate the inevitable trend of humanitarianism, which clearly conveys the author's humanitarian thoughts.

In the novel, Dr. Manette repays kindness with kindness. For the happiness of his daughter, he suppresses his natural hatred for the Evermond family and accepts Charles with tolerance and forgiveness. In the end, Carton, who loves Lucy deeply, goes to the guillotine for Lucy's happiness instead of Charles. All this embodies Dickens's humanitarian thoughts.

"A Tale of Two Cities" is based on the French Revolution. Through the conflict between the nobility and the common people, the author Dickens conveys the theme that "blood cannot wash away hatred, let alone replace love." The pain caused by commoners will not be healed by blood, and the hatred of commoners against nobles cannot replace the love for their deceased relatives.

The novel profoundly exposes the deeply intensified social contradictions before the French Revolution, strongly criticizes the debauchery and cruelty of the aristocratic class, and deeply sympathizes with the suffering of the lower class people. The work pointedly points out that the people's patience has limits. Under the brutal rule of the aristocratic class, the people will inevitably rise up to resist if they are forced to make a living. This resistance is righteous.

The novel also depicts spectacular scenes such as the uprising people attacking the Bastille, showing the great power of the people.

The author takes a humanitarian stance and opposes not only the tyranny that cruelly oppresses the people, but also the excessive violence of the revolutionary people.

But "A Tale of Two Cities" is controversial, because in Dickens's writings, the out-of-control revolution turned into a huge disaster. Dickens criticized the blind massacre of the revolutionary people. While hating the aristocratic society for their cruel oppression, Dickens himself also It has become a deformed social class with nothing but hatred and revenge.

Dickens opposed the indiscriminate killing of innocent people. He was against any kind of violence, prosecution of the poor, or revenge of the poor blind. He recognized that the coming of revolutionary ideas was inevitable; but when the revolution came, bringing with it many horrific situations and bloody scenes, he turned against it.

Dickens’ attitude formed a huge contrast from the original recognition of revolution to the later denial, but there is a consistent standard: he opposed violence and the killing of innocent people, and promoted humanism and love. Dickens was a non-violent social reformer who rejected revolution through violence. He believes that revolutionary violence cannot solve the fundamental problem, but reason, tolerance, kindness and love are needed to build a peaceful and harmonious society.