Part one of term paper
For authors that choose to write a book based on historical events, the inspiration might come from their particular viewpoint on the event that they want to dramatize. Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities, is an example of social criticism in literature. Dickens uses this novel to express his disillusionment with society and human nature. B ...

Part two of term paper
... violence and the Machiavellian attitude of "the ends justifying the means" are deplorable. A Tale of Two Cities is a love story, which chronicles the lives of Charles Darnay, a Frenchman who renounced his link with the aristocracy, and Sydney Carton, a wastrel who lived in England. Both these characters fall in love with Lucie Manette, the daughter of Dr. Alexandre Manette, unjustly imprisoned in France for 17 years. Though Lucie marries Darnay, Carton still loves her and in the end, gives his lif ...