Y'all Be Sleeping on Miss. Pross & Jerry Cruncher
Jerry Cruncher's nighttime hobby that is not actually "going fishing".
What is grave-robbing?
Dickens tells us that every human creature is this thing to every other.
What is a secret/mystery?
"The Golden Thread" and also an allegorical character for purity and innocence.
Who is Lucie Manette?
The thing that Sydney Carton tells Charles Darnay in a round-about way. (Carton later apologizes to Darnay for this.)
What is that he doesn't like him?
The character who is Lucie Manette's Character Foil.
Who is Madame Defarge?
The real name AND THE ALIAS of Miss Pross’s Brother (2 answers required).
Who is Solomon Pross and John Barsad?
The metaphor Dickens uses to describe the revolutionary mobs.
What is the sea?
The character that represents rebirth or "recalled to life."
Who is Dr. Manette?
The extended metaphor used by Dickens for Carton's plan to help Charles.
What is a card game?
Physical doubles but personality foils.
Who are Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton?
Jerry Cruncher is an allegorical character for this idea.
what is a second chance/redemption?
Marquis de Evermonde is an allegorical character for this idea.
What is oppression/the ruthless or cruel authority of the aristocrats?
What is the guillotine?
The reason Sydney Carton is "The Jackal"
What is his hard work, attention to detail, intelligence, and/or memory.
How Sydney Carton's character shows duality.
What is he appears disengaged but is observant. He appears careless (has a messy appearance) but is caring. He lives a wasted life and then makes the ultimate sacrifice.
The thing Jerry is always accusing his wife of.
What is praying against him or flopping?
The symbolic meaning of the Grindstone.
What is the growing violence of the revolution?
Explanation- The grindstone is used to sharpen weapons, as the weapons get sharper the revolutionaries become no better than the previous oppressors.
Charles Darnay represents this allegorical idea.
What is change or individuality?
Carton trading places with Darnay and dying for him embodies the motif of-
What is sacrifice?
How the revolutionaries show duality.
What is the revolution was to overthrow an oppressive government/upper class. However, the revolutionaries end up being more oppressive and violent than their predecessors.
The color associated with Miss Pross.
What is red?
A coincidence that helps tie the plot from both cities together in the novel A Tale of Two Cities.
What is Darnay and Carton's uncanny resemblence, Ernest Dafarge being Dr. Manette's servant, Cruncher digging up Cly's grave so he knew Barsad was lying, etc?
This allusion is used to describe Madame Defarge.
What is The Fates?
Three things that enable Carton to carry out his plan.
What is buy chemicals, let Madame Defarge see him, blackmail Barsad (get access to Darnay), give Mr. Lorry his travel papers, and act sick?
These two things demonstrate the doubleness/duality of Miss Pross.
What is her manly figure (she pushes Mr. Lorry and he exclaims about how strong she is & her struggle/victory with Madame Defarge) and her motherly nature over her "lady bird"?