ToTC Period 3 Illuminator Rebecca Krick
When I read this quote it made me wonder a few things,
“But, there were other echoes, from a distance, that rumbled menacingly in the corner all through this space of time. And it was now, about little Lucie’s sixth birthday, that they began to have an awful sound, as of a great storm in France with a dreadful sea rising.” Book 2, Chapter 21, pg. 209
I found that Charles Dickens uses a metaphor of a terrible storm to signal the awful fate of France and how the poor stormed the Bastille and the revolution has started. Dickens also creates the sound of echoes that haunt Lucie in the night, what do you guys think this means? Fate is a common theme in this book, once things get going they are slowed down by something happening that shouldn’t have. What else has happened in the book so far that involves fate, what do you think will happen next?
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March 1st, 2009 at 10:28 am
“Echos that haunt Lucie in the night” are probably just the thoughts that run through her head of past and current events. Perhaps they do ‘haunt her’. Perhaps they are just thoughts that she can’t get rid of.
You’re right, Rebecca. Fate is everywhere in this book. First of all, Lucie and Dr. Manette were brought back together, and by fate, their relationship has cured Dr. Manette. For another example, if Lucie and the others had not attendent the court case for the man who has committed treason, we would probably not know about any of these other characters. Also, Lucie would have most likely not met Darnay, therefore they wouldn’t have gotten married.
I do not know what will happen next. Maybe since the story is mostly about Lucie and Darnay and their relationship with interupting Carton, the story will twist and Carton will make a move that changes everything. Or simply maybe something will happen because of the war that will give everything an extra obsticle.
-Leah Sevco
March 1st, 2009 at 1:19 pm
There are two settings though this book, France and England. WIth this I believe that Dickens is using France as an omen to Lucie’s life in England. France is going hrough problems. At the same time Lucie is getting these thoughts. I believe that Lucie’s life will fall apart, like France is. Terrible things have all ready happened to her. One of her kids have died. Her father has shown a sign of crazyiness. I wounder if i am right about this. If i am I wounder how Lucie’s Life will fall apart like matters are in France. Maybe a nother family member will die.
-Julian Garcia
March 2nd, 2009 at 3:30 pm
With the Lucie thing, I think that it is because of the father. I feel that as she gets closer to Darnay, that Lucie is loosing her father. So what haunts her is marrying Darnay. Also it could be the fact that she is thinking she married Darnay who should be guilty. He was found not guilty, but does the book truly say he is? This is something to watch out for.
Some things that invole fate are the killing of a poor boy in the beggining of the book by some high authoritve figures. This is also important, becasue it shows the class strugle. Another is when one of the children die. This is a sad time for Lucie and Darnay. The last one I have is a symbol of fate. I believe that Madame Defarge is a symbol becasue she is killing the people. The people know when they get there name knitted in the blanket or whatever, that there fate hangs in her hands. What do you think about this thought?
-Alex