Code Switching Assignment: “Charles Dickens’ relations to A Tale of Two Cities”

Shaniyaz Chowdhury
ENG 201-33
03. 14. 2014

A Tale of Two Cities and it's relation to the author Charles Dickens life

It is to be believed that in “A Tale of Two Cities” Dickens reflects on his affair with eighteen year old actress Ellen Ternan. The relationship was maybe certainly romantic but also probably asexual. In his novel, Lucie Manette resembles Ellen Ternan physically. After starring in the play “The Frozen Deep” by Wilkie Collins, Dickens became inspired to write tales. In the play, he performed in a role who sacrifices his own life so his rival may have the woman they both loved. This love triangle became the main plot in his novel “A Tale of Two Cities” where Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton both loved Lucie Manette. The pair of Sydney Carton and Charles Darnay may also bear importance on Dickens' personal life. They look exactly alike that Carton saved him twice from being sentenced to death. It is implied that Carton and Darnay don’t only look alike, but also have the same genetic attributes. Though, many argued that the pair of Carton and Darnay is a doppelgänger; a pair that typically represents evil in which Darnay is worthy but dull and Carton is dishonorable but fascinating.
Analysis
The level of formality in writing should be suited by the expectations of the intended audience and the objective of the writer. Since I knew the type of people my English teacher and classmates were, I wrote this in a semi-formal style. This assignment was the epilogue to the novel our class was assigned to. As far as complexity goes, this was fairy a simple piece. Though I was in an honor class, I wrote this when I was in 10th grade; just after passing the NYSESLAT. Therefore, I couldn’t really make this more of a complex piece. Regarding