FINAL Flashcards
The Woodman
He represents fate. The story starts by the woodman sharpening his saw and this continues happening throughout the story, creating the Guillotine, which decides ppls fate. Works silently.
The Farmer
Death. At the beginning of the book is setting aside the carts that people take to the Guillotine (tumbrils). Works silently.
Wine
Poured onto the streets of Paris, represents the bloodshed that will soon come, and the desperation of the peasants. Gaspard writes blood on the wall out of wine, referencing that it will come back to these streets later.
Gorgon/Stone faces
Outside the Marquis house, represents how nothing about him has changed throughout the story. The Marquis house and even him are made out of stone, which shows he’s like stone, dies with a stone face “driven home into the heart of the stone figured attached to it was a knife”
St. Antoine
Paris. Where the Defarge’s wine shop is, personified as one tightly knit community that wants justice. Has unified feelings of rage that the poor citizens feel. Like a mob.
Jackal
Carton. Carton is smarter than Stryver, but isn’t obnoxious about i like him, doesn’t want to do anything with his intelligence. Jackal/Carton are helpers to other animals, bottom of food chain.
Lion
Stryver. Lions are ferocious and aggressive. They get what they want and are the leaders, similar to Stryver whose determined to being succesful. They eat jackals.
Golden thread
Lucie. She is the golden(her hair) thread that connects everyone together and influences everyone. Without her, Lorry, Carton, etc. wouldn’t know the Manette’s, story wouldn’t have happened. Inspires Carton who saves Darnay.
Scarecrow
The peasants whose rags are shaking from winds (the Revolution) to scare the birds (the aristocrats), but the birds are not listening
Birds of fine song and feathers
The aristocrats that the Revolution needs to take down, Defarge’s shows the Mender of the Road the birds of fine song and feathers that he needed to strip
Knitting
Represents Madam Defarge. She keeps her registry on it, and won’t stop knitting/killing even when they’re in the Revolution. Reduces peoples lives to nothing.
Sea
Represents the mob and the growing revolution. Grows higher and higher.
Madam Defarge
Madam Defarge decides the fate of everyone in the Revolution (like the three fates, classical allusion). She is the leader and personification of the revolution. Represents hate.
Bastille
France. Jail where Dr. Manette is imprisoned for 18 years. Attacked and burned down by Revolutionaries in 1789.
Chateau
France. The Marquis mansion that was burned down by the 3rd estate, “the chateau and all the race”. Made of stone to represent Marquis and how there’s no change in the system - when it’s burned down change is finally here.
Tellson’s Bank London
Old fashioned, dark, ugly, cramped, but very proud of its old-fashioned-ness. People respect it because of its lack of change.
Guillotine
Paris. Cuts off people’s heads All red wine(blood) was brought there. Was being built at beginning of book by Woodsman.
Soho
A neighborhood in London. Cut off from the violence and chaos of outside world, escape and is calm. “No quainter corner was to be found in England”. Country air there.
Manette’s neighborhood description
“It was a cool spot, staid but cheerful, a wonderful place for echoes, and a very harbour from the raging streets.”
Shoe bench
The shoe bench represents Manette’s trauma and it is how he deals with his trauma.
Fire
The spread and wildness of the Revolution. Red like the color of the rev.
Fountain
Life, and how it always continues no matter what is going on around it
The Vengenace
Revenge, shadow of Madam Defarge
Blue flies
Like flies around a dead body, in a frenzy and want death, non-stop. Flies are less violent than animals - England vs. France
