Mr_Shank

1. I think that Dr. Manette’s situation is like the main character, Augie, in the book “Scavenger Reef.”  In this book a man goes off to sea on a small boat, which later capsizes.  Augie is on the voyage alone and is left stranded in the middle of the sea floating on a small part of the boat.  He is eventually rescued by natives who take care of him, but he suffers from amnesia.  Slowly, overtime he begins to recall his old life and memories.  He then goes home to his wife and all’s well.  This story is similar to Dr. Manette’s situation because he was a prisoner of war and lost all memory of his previous life (his wife and daughter).  When Dr. Manette and Lucie Manette meet again, Dr. Manette thinks that Lucie is his wife, but overtime, he realizes that Lucie is his daughter.  I think that overtime and with help from Lucie and Mr. Lorry, Dr. Manette may remember some things about his past that may prove very useful in Darnay’s case.

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2. I also think that Dr. Manette’s situation is like a treasure hunt (ex. National Treasure).  Lucie Manette and Mr. Lorry are asking Dr. Manette if he remembers his encounters with Darnay, but he can’t remember much.  This reminds me of a treasure hunt or of the movie National Treasure because you can’t move ahead to the next place and clue in a treasure hunt until you can decode or figure out the current clue.  In Dr. Manette’s situation Lucie Manette and Dr. Lorry can’t get enough information from Dr. Manette to put together his life’s story.  This makes it difficult to determine whether they have anything happened between Dr. Manette and Darnay to prove Darnay innocent or guilty.  Because of this, they can’t tell whether or not Dr. Manette being imprisoned had anything to do with Darnay.  The situation is like a big puzzle.

Do you think that Lucie Manette and Dr. Lorry will be able to bring back any memories Dr. Manette may have of his interactions with Darnay?  If you answered “yes” what would they say to bring these memories back to Dr. Manette?  If you answered “no” give examples as to why you think memories of this couldn’t be brought back to Dr. Manette ? 

-Maddie Zinn

I was pretty sure I posted this Friday afternoon but I didn’t see it on the wewbsite tonight so I’m going to repost it. Sorry Mr. Shank if there’s two of these on here, its the same thing so you wouldnt have to read both.

Megan Campbell

        In the first chapter of Tale of Two Cities it is explaining how complex life in England and France is at the time in 1775. The  book refers to this time period as being the best and worst of times meaning that while there are upper class citizens living a life of luxury there are also less fortunate people who are struggling financially. Even though people are resorting to criminal acts of violence in the country the upper class rulers are not letting the disturbances to effect them. They continue to live their lives while the citizens of England have to deal with the fear of the city turning haywire.

            In the second chapter all the characters are uneasy due to the fact that highway robberies are common. Mr. Lorry seems to be a little mysterious since he does business in both England and France. I think that later in the novel he will be the center of controversy.