A Tale of Two Cities Group
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animejunkie7
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High School - 9th Grade
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malibrarian Teacher
High School - 12th GradePosted by malibrarian on Saturday December 22, 2007 at 7:22 PMOne significant symbol that I always remember from reading the book is that of the word "blood" being written on the wall in wine that had spilled out into the streets. The wine running through the streets of Paris was very symbolic of the blood that was being shed in this revolution, and it was chilling that the man who wrote it on the wall was the father whose son was run down by the carriage of the Marquis St. Evremonde.
This book is full of symbolism, and a careful read of it, along with the information contained on eNotes, will help you discover those symbols and their meaning. Good luck!
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carolinesta Student
High School - 9th GradePosted by carolinesta on Tuesday May 13, 2008 at 2:59 PMa big symbol from the story is actually sydney carton himself. sydney is a derivative of Saint Denis which then in turn is derived from Dionysus who is the greek god of wine(which explanes his drinking problem), Saint Denis was a martyr of Paris who was killed by decapitation, foreshadowing cartons death. Also carton, on the night he ask Gaspard to come over and talk to him to arrange to get out of jail, he asked mr.lorry to for brandy. This is unusual because his alcohol of choice is port but dickens is refering to one of Boswell's quotes "Sherry is for boys, port is for men, but he who aspires to be a hero drinks brandy." This symbolizes(brandy) cartons soon to be heroic death.