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1、AbookreportofATaleofTwoCitiesBycharlesDickensATaleoftwoCitiesiswrittenbytheEnglishwriterCharlesDickenswhowasbornin1812anddiedin1870.Bestknownforhisclassicserializednovels,suchasOliverTwist,aTaleoftwoCities,andGreatExpectations,hewroteabouttheLondonhelivedin,theconditionsofthepoor,andthegrowingte
2、nsionsbetweentheclasses.Heachievedinternationalpopularandcriticalsuccessinhislifetime.Basedonhisownpersonalexperiencesofworkinginafactory,aTaleoftwoCitiesisoneofhislaterworks.ThestorywassetinLondonandParisatthetimeofthegreatFrenchRevolution.Itexposedthecausesofrevolutionanditseffectsonpeople’sda
3、y-to-daylives.Moreoveritmingledtwodifferentclues,loveandcruelty.Beforetherevolution,theKingandthearistocracytreatedtheirpeoplecruelly.Extremelypoorandmiserable,thecommonpeoplewerelivedundersanguinarypolicyandgreatpressure.Thecropsinthefieldswerepoorasifeventhelandsharedthemiseryofthepeople.Andth
4、ereweresoheavytaxesthatallthevillagershadnothingtohandoveratlast.Ontheotherhand,thearistocracymadetheirwillasthelawbyusingmoneyandgold.Therewasnojustice,noequalityandnofairness.JustaswhathappenedtoDr.Manette,hehadwitnessedthecrimescommittedbytheMarquisEvremondebrothers.HewrotetotheMinistertodisc
5、losethecrimewhatMarquisEvremondehaddone.Butasaresult,hehadbeenarrestedandsenttotheprisonBastillewithoutanyreason.Thepotentialofpeoplewastremendous.PeoplewholivedonthebottomofclasssuchastheDefargeshadpreparedforarevolution.TheRevolutioncametobreakout,whentheBastillewascapturedandtheKingwascaughta
6、ndputtodeathaswellasmanyotheraristocrats.However,thingsdidn’tgoonaswhattheyhadeverexpected.Asaconsequence,thesituationwasnotchangedatallorevenworse,asthefundamentaltissuehadnotbeenresolved.Therewasstillnojusticeorfairness.Asitwasquote,ineverythingtheydidwasmerciless,fortheyhadbeenhardenedinthefi
7、resofsufferingandthetouchofpitycouldmakenomarkonthem.Thosepeopletookthechargebuttheirhearthadbeenfullofevilness.Theonlythingtheywantedtodowastorevenge.Theseformerpeasantsmurderedanyonewhotheyfeltrepresentedtheoldguard.Oneoft
