ap book report Tale of Two Cities
... Title of Work: A Tale of Two Cities 2. ... Major settings, with a description of each and its effect on the reader: The major settings are particularly the cities of London and Paris, during the time period of 1775 - 1793. ... Major themes of the work with some elaboration of each: Resurrection: The theme of resurrection is present throughout the book. ... Twinness: The comparison between the two cities, London and Paris illustrate this theme. They are often talked about in the book as being the same but somewhat different. ... Poor: In the beginning of this book, the higher class seems to be the antagonist of Paris. ... Symbols in the book, with at least 2 instances where each symbol appears and commentary on significance of each: Madame Defarge: Madame Defarge is a symbol of the vengefulness of the peasants and hatred. ... Also, in chapter 14 of book 3, Madame Defarge has become crazed by her desire to kill Lucie and the rest of the family; “I have been in streets from the first, nothing has stopped me, I will tear you to pieces, but I will have you from that door,” Madame Defarge then struggles with Miss Pross until she is killed. ... ” Book 2, Chapter 8. ... Significance of title of work: The title “A Tale of Two Cities,” obviously is talking about the two cities London and Paris. All the characters travel in between the two cities at some time. ... The significance of the title is simply telling you where the story will take place and is somewhat of an innuendo into the context of the book.