LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS
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London and Paris
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London and Berlin
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Chicago and New York
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Moscow and Saint Petersburg
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: In A Tale of Two Cities, London is presented in symbolic contrast to Paris. London symbolizes stability, structure, order, and the peaceful co-existence of the poor and the aristocrats. This symbolic representation is in contrast to Paris which is a city in chaos and impending bloodshed.
Detailed explanation-2: -A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel published in 1859 by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution.
Detailed explanation-3: -The novel is critical of both cities in different ways: London (and England more generally) is presented as somewhat old-fashioned, conservative, and out of step with the times. Dickens dryly notes that England “did very often disinherit its sons for suggesting improvements in laws and customs.”
Detailed explanation-4: -Much of the action of A Tale of Two Cities, takes place in Paris during the French Revolution and shows how the tyranny of the French aristocracy-high taxes, unjust laws, and a complete disregard for the well-being of the poor-fed a rage among the commoners that eventually erupted in revolution.