Chapter 11: "'Sydeny', said Mr. Stryver, on that self-same night, or morning, to his jackel; 'mix another bowl of punch; I have something to say to you'" (142). Stryver knows his news will upset the jackel. Dickens uses the first line of chapter 11 to foreshadow that Stryver has an important secret to reveal, tying this line to the previous chapter's secret by mentioning it was the same night. He specifically asks Carton to mix more alcohol because he knows Carton drinks when he is upset.
"To the eyes of Mr. Jeremiah Cruncher, sitting on his stool in Fleetstreet, with his grisly urchin beside him,a vast number and variety of objects in movement were every day presented." (159)
Jerry Cruncher, "the honest tradesmen" is revealed as a Resurrection Man in Chapter 14, therefore his son loses all respect for him, yet he acts clueless. At the end of the chapter, Little Jerry hints at his discovery of his father's night job, yet Mr. Cruncher tries to blow it off. Towards the end of this chapter, little Jerry is awakened as words such as " lively, bright, brisk" are used to describe him, while Mr. Cruncher is now just a loser, or at least in his son's eyes.
“Madame Defarge and monsieur her husband returned amicably to the bosom of Saint Antoine, while a speck in a blue cap toiled through the darkness, and through the dust, and down the weary miles of avenue by the wayside, slowly tending towards that point of the compass where the château of Monsieur the Marquis, now in his grave, listened to the whispering trees. “ Chapter 16, 182 The first sentence of “Still Knitting” reflects the darkness the Defarges are forcing onto the revolutionaries for their own personal motives. The Defarges have carefully selected the mender of the roads to help them in the endeavors of defeating the French aristocrats, and yet they still treat him like a dog, holding him back by his collar and telling him he is a “good boy.” After their decision, they both “returned amicably to the bosom of Saint Antoine, while a speck in a blue cap toiled through the darkness, and through the dust, and down the weary miles.” (182) The Defarges feel victory close at hand, and are walking triumphantly home while the blue cap must struggle and “toil” in the dark of night to help the Defarges plan become reality. But they take credit for everything with great pride.
"A wonderful corner for echoes, it has been remarked, that corner where the Doctor lived. Ever busily winding the golden tread which bound her husband, her father, and herself, and her old directress and companion, in a life of quiet bliss, Lucie sat in the still house in the tranquilly resounding corner, listening to the echoing footsteps of years" (218).
Even though at first Lucie and Madame Defarge seem like foil characters, in the opening line of Chapter 21 they begin to seem incredibly similar. In the opeinning sentence, they are connected by the symbol of thread, but I believe they are more strongly linked by blood. In chapter 21, Madame Defarge is leading the women on the storming of the Bastille. Her and everyone following her are out for blood. As a reader we all think Lucie is the farthest from this, almost like an angel, however Lucie has been tainted. "Now, Heaven defeat the fancy of Lucie Darnay, and keep these feet far out of her life! For, they are headlong, mad, and dangerous; and in the years so long after the breaking of the cask at Defarge's wine-shop door, they are not easily purified when once stained red" (230). Like Madame Defarge, Lucie has been tainted. Irregardless of whether she knew or not. Even though it's early Lucie is going to become more and more like Madame Defarge while the blood red wine sinks into her.
Chapter 11: "'Sydeny', said Mr. Stryver, on that self-same night, or morning, to his jackel; 'mix another bowl of punch; I have something to say to you'" (142).
ReplyDeleteStryver knows his news will upset the jackel. Dickens uses the first line of chapter 11 to foreshadow that Stryver has an important secret to reveal, tying this line to the previous chapter's secret by mentioning it was the same night. He specifically asks Carton to mix more alcohol because he knows Carton drinks when he is upset.
"To the eyes of Mr. Jeremiah Cruncher, sitting on his stool in Fleetstreet, with his grisly urchin beside him,a vast number and variety of objects in movement were every day presented." (159)
ReplyDeleteJerry Cruncher, "the honest tradesmen" is revealed as a Resurrection Man in Chapter 14, therefore his son loses all respect for him, yet he acts clueless. At the end of the chapter, Little Jerry hints at his discovery of his father's night job, yet Mr. Cruncher tries to blow it off. Towards the end of this chapter, little Jerry is awakened as words such as " lively, bright, brisk" are used to describe him, while Mr. Cruncher is now just a loser, or at least in his son's eyes.
“Madame Defarge and monsieur her husband returned amicably to the bosom of Saint Antoine, while a speck in a blue cap toiled through the darkness, and through the dust, and down the weary miles of avenue by the wayside, slowly tending towards that point of the compass where the château of Monsieur the Marquis, now in his grave, listened to the whispering trees. “ Chapter 16, 182
ReplyDeleteThe first sentence of “Still Knitting” reflects the darkness the Defarges are forcing onto the revolutionaries for their own personal motives. The Defarges have carefully selected the mender of the roads to help them in the endeavors of defeating the French aristocrats, and yet they still treat him like a dog, holding him back by his collar and telling him he is a “good boy.” After their decision, they both “returned amicably to the bosom of Saint Antoine, while a speck in a blue cap toiled through the darkness, and through the dust, and down the weary miles.” (182) The Defarges feel victory close at hand, and are walking triumphantly home while the blue cap must struggle and “toil” in the dark of night to help the Defarges plan become reality. But they take credit for everything with great pride.
"A wonderful corner for echoes, it has been remarked, that corner where the Doctor lived. Ever busily winding the golden tread which bound her husband, her father, and herself, and her old directress and companion, in a life of quiet bliss, Lucie sat in the still house in the tranquilly resounding corner, listening to the echoing footsteps of years" (218).
ReplyDeleteEven though at first Lucie and Madame Defarge seem like foil characters, in the opening line of Chapter 21 they begin to seem incredibly similar. In the opeinning sentence, they are connected by the symbol of thread, but I believe they are more strongly linked by blood. In chapter 21, Madame Defarge is leading the women on the storming of the Bastille. Her and everyone following her are out for blood. As a reader we all think Lucie is the farthest from this, almost like an angel, however Lucie has been tainted. "Now, Heaven defeat the fancy of Lucie Darnay, and keep these feet far out of her life! For, they are headlong, mad, and dangerous; and in the years so long after the breaking of the cask at Defarge's wine-shop door, they are not easily purified when once stained red" (230). Like Madame Defarge, Lucie has been tainted. Irregardless of whether she knew or not. Even though it's early Lucie is going to become more and more like Madame Defarge while the blood red wine sinks into her.