Fate A Chronological Concept Of The Novel A Tale Of...

Fate: A Predetermined Concept Victorian literature was written in England during the time period of 1837-1901, it shows the struggle of working people and the triumph of right over wrong. Charles Dickens the author of the novel A Tale of Two Cities tries to educate the readers about his specific time period he lived in. One of the main themes in the novel is fate; fate is something that a human being cannot decide. Dickens’ illustrates in the novel that fate is predetermined as seen in the lives of Madame Defarge, Darnay, and Carton. Madame Defarge encounters many coincidences that will ultimately lead her to her fate. Not only does Madame Defarge encounter her fate, she is also predicting other people’s fates. Dickens introduces Madame Defarge by saying, â€Å"†¦when the one woman who had stood conspicuous, kitting, still knitted on with the steadfastness of Fate.† In the beginning we do not know what she is knitting, but later we find out that she is knitting a registry of names of the people who will die in the revolution. Dickens often also describes her as the woman who seems to be innocently knitting and watching everything that is going on. Madame Defarge encounters another coincidence when she tries to go find Lucie before Darnay is sent to the guillotine. Lucie and Darnay secretly left Paris to head back home and Madame Defarge is unaware of that. Coincidentally Miss Pross tells Mr. Lorry, â€Å"‘what do you think of our not starting from this court-yard? Another carriageShow Mo reRelatedANALIZ TEXT INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS28843 Words   |  116 Pagessuggestions that may prove helpful. 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