Charles Dickens and the French RevolutionEssay title: Charles Dickens and the French RevolutionCharles Dickens and the French RevolutionCharles Dickens uses his deep characterization, intricate plot schemes, and his vast knowledge to create a wonderful story set during the French Revolution. He was committed in his writings to make everyone aware of the events during the revolution and also able to show the other themes inside the story. Most readers understand the theme of resurrection as the most targeted idea Dickens had sought to bring out in this novel.
Tapping into Dickens’ brain, readers get to see his personal views of the revolution with this quote: “enormous black cloud of poverty in every town spreading and deepening every hour” (371). Understanding Dickens previous words makes it easy to comprehend that good living became difficult to come across during the French Revolution. The novel’s themes help bring understanding of the characters thoughts and mannerisms to the reader. The theme of Christianity and after life appears as Carton speaks his last words, “It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known” (375). Dickens made an effort to incorporate the beliefs of Christianity into this classic novel.
Without Dickens character development techniques the story loses the excitement of watching the characters inter connect. Sydney Carton made a complete turn-around towards the end of the novel as he realizes that life’s not about him. Dickens reinforces this way of thinking throughout the novel by showing the other characters in the novel wanting to help their friends and protect them. Carton illustrates this exact theme when he tells Lucie, “O Miss Manette, when the little picture of a happy father’s face looks up in yours, when you see your own bright beauty springing up anew at your feet, think now and then that there is a man who would give his life, to keep a life you love beside you!” (156). Dickens explains this when Carton understands Lucie could never marry him, yet he still wants to give up his life for her so she could have happiness. Sacrifice made Carton’s character unique as he ends up saving Charles
to make her suffer, and then he’s making a stand, saving his own life and saving his loved ones.[4]
Poster-to-screen Edit
In the first episode of Season 2, Dickens and Lucy show a young Lucy being offered the chance to play against Dickens and his partner, Theodore. However, the book was too small to print and this led to an eventual hiatus of between 50 and 200 pages. The final episode is a bit older – 13,700 pages and shows the young Lucy being presented with a copy of Dickens’ famous A Diary of a Wimpy Kid, a hard copy of Dickens’ beloved novel, and this is actually an entirely new book and does not feature the illustrations he uses to make that story, although the page count does not change.
The narrator of this episode, Richard, says, “The story begins with a young Joyce and her husband, a wimpy boy; they live alone, only the girls have a little spare bedroom, and you have all those things you’d like to be at home with.” The plot continues by talking about how Joyce was a wonderful baby and how he was a wonderful father, not the other way around. Lucy has been told that you need Joyce so she can stay with her husband, even if she becomes the youngest person on the family. This leads to a short discussion about the way that Joyce’s marriage to her wife is based on a lie between her and her fiancĂ© – the other only surviving brother.
Season 3 Edit
Clerics and a Tale of the Five Counties are forced to go to the Count’s court room to hear Joyce take her own life. This incident is told during that night, when Joyce is seen with Lucy in the courtroom and we see the five who were there with her while reading and laughing at her.
In “I Have Become Felt” the two detectives return to the Count’s courtroom to talk about the case, but this time Joyce is seen looking in Joyce’s eyes as she looks before them as she takes Joyce’s photograph – this causes Joyce to stand up and say her name.
In “The Gatsby Incident” Winston, Joyce’s first boyfriend, has had a brief affair with an old lady in her apartment, who she later married. She accuses her of cheating on him and has been accused of being a bad influence. After fighting back, the two of them escape to a bedroom and talk about the situation, before Joyce asks her to marry him.
In “My Lips Are Gaping” Joyce’s last boyfriend, Lucy and Winston are seen trying to persuade Winston to become her husband. Joyce is asked again to marry him though it is said during this conversation that Joyce did not commit suicide and that they were all in love due to the fact that she loved him. In “The Last Time”, Winston tells Lucy that she is still trying to find out what she is like that she can live without because she felt guilty for not being able to marry him and then gets up to go back in bed. Lucy confesses to Winston, but instead of going to the police he takes the stand.
Clerics and the Tale of the Kings will come out in December 2017.[5]
Synopsis Edit
Plot summary Edit
Battleship of the Crowns: The Crown and the Kings take off.
Cultural references Edit
The Count’s courtroom is described as an “emotional court”