A TALE OF TWO CITIES

Charles Dickens (Oxford Bookworms.

The main character is Doctor Manette though there are other characters: Mrs. Lucie Manette (Dr.Manette's daughter), Jarvis Lorry (Tellson's Bank employee and Dr. Manette's friend), Charles Darnay (Marquis Evremond's nephew and Mrs. Lucie's husband, Sydney Carton (Dr. Manette's friend, he falls in love with Lucie), Marquis Evremond (Dr. Manette's enemy) and finally two important characters: Madame and Monsieur Defarge.

The story takes place in 18th-century Paris and London and in popular places like Rue St. Antoine and La Bastille.

I chose this book due to its writer, Charles Dickens. I watched Great Expectations on TV. That great film came to my mind when I saw Tale of Two Cities in a bookstore.

During the French Revolution, English and French noblemen abused the poor people. French noblemen ran away from Paris to London and took their money with them. However, othe rnoblemen remained in France and their future was the guillotine. When the story begins, Dr. Manette has been in the Bastille for almost 20 years. He is released and his daughter and friends help his in his new life, so he becomes the man he had been before he went to prison. The Revolution breaks out and he is a heroe, but his son-in-law is France's enemy and due to the Revolution he is sent to prison and punished with the guillotine. At the end, Darney leaves Paris with his family and friends thanks to his friends.

In my opinion, the French Revolution was a cruel moment in history, laws were unfair, citizens were poor, angry and hungry and they worked hard every day.

The story is easy to read and maybe it can give you a different point of view of history. Apart from that, it is a bit sad story within a romantic novel.

Diana Martínez Haz.