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 Tale of Two Cities  The main adjudicate of this book is to show the contrasts between the peaceful city of London and the city of Paris, tearing itself apart in revolution.  This is apparent in the very runner line of the book, It was the best of metres, it was the worst of times....  This is a contrast of the two cities, London, the politic home of Mr. Lorry and the Darnays and Paris, the center of a bloody revolution.  The author shows lenity in these violent times in the persons of Dr. and Lucie Mannette, both drear and peaceful. He also characterizes the evil side of the revolution in the apathetic and debase Misuser and Mademoiselle Defarge, who go about their business while death carts roll-- as do heads-- through the streets of Paris.  He does though, image a ray of light(a) amongst all this evil the heroic Carton, who gave his life for his friend and a woman he knew he would never have.  The biggest contrast of all, is in the person of Misuser Darnay, the gentle English family man, who is also related to the evil Marquis Evremonde.  I personally like stories that use historical events as backdrops because it brings these seemingly distant events close at hand(predicate) to us.  This book definitely offers insight into life in the two cities at the time of the French Revolution.  I think it does an excellent job of word picture just how totally involved some lot became in the revolution.  It shows how people were blinded by the desire for freedom from their former oppressors, so some(prenominal) so, that they attacked anyone and anything that was even remotely related to their past rulers.  I think this was effectively done by excellent characterization, using each character to depict a different aspect of society, then contrasting them by do them rivals.  I really took away a different view of that time period. Some of the language he used was definitely outdated.  The langua ge was on the button what you would expect for a novel of that time period.  I was able to cost the allegory pretty well, although there were a few times, in permutation back and forth between cities, that I got a little deep in thought(p)  Still on the whole I liked the way the story flowed.  Unlike some stories of that time, there wasnt really any profanity or taking of Gods name in vain, which is always good to see.