Charles Dickens is biased towards the peasants' side of the social and political dynamic which he has set up in A Tale of Two Cities. He continuously mocks the nobles found throughout the books with a satirical sense. In Chapter 7, Dickens portrays the Monseigneur as corrupt because he "had taken his sister from a convent,..., and had bestowed her as a prize upon a very rich Farmer-General" (109), an illegal act. He also portrayed the Marquis as insensitive and arrogant when he asks "what injury [the little boy whom he killed could] have done to [his] horses" (115). Dickens illustrates these noblemen in a degrading light not only to reflect their ludicrous actions in reality, but also as a way to reflect his past as a child to the readers. Dickens is biased towards the peasants because of his past living in debt, and he relates his opinions of authority to the legitimate actions of the French nobles during the time period.
In A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens supports the peasants by making fun of the nobles. This is shown in chapter seven when we are introduced to the Monseigneur and Monsieur the Marquis. "Monseigneur had the other truly noble idea that it must all go his way - tend to his own power and pocket." Everything had to go Monseigneur's way. This quote emphasizes the nobles selfish ways. By playing on the fact that the nobles are selfish, Dickens is making the peasants seem completely innocent in their revolt against the government.
Charles Dickens is biased towards the peasants' side of the social and political dynamic which he has set up in A Tale of Two Cities. He continuously mocks the nobles found throughout the books with a satirical sense. In Chapter 7, Dickens portrays the Monseigneur as corrupt because he "had taken his sister from a convent,..., and had bestowed her as a prize upon a very rich Farmer-General" (109), an illegal act. He also portrayed the Marquis as insensitive and arrogant when he asks "what injury [the little boy whom he killed could] have done to [his] horses" (115). Dickens illustrates these noblemen in a degrading light not only to reflect their ludicrous actions in reality, but also as a way to reflect his past as a child to the readers. Dickens is biased towards the peasants because of his past living in debt, and he relates his opinions of authority to the legitimate actions of the French nobles during the time period.
ReplyDeleteIn A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens supports the peasants by making fun of the nobles. This is shown in chapter seven when we are introduced to the Monseigneur and Monsieur the Marquis. "Monseigneur had the other truly noble idea that it must all go his way - tend to his own power and pocket." Everything had to go Monseigneur's way. This quote emphasizes the nobles selfish ways. By playing on the fact that the nobles are selfish, Dickens is making the peasants seem completely innocent in their revolt against the government.
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