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AppreciationofAtaleoftwocitiesAtaleoftwocitiesisoneofDickens’mostimportantworks.CharlesDickensisanoutstandingEnglishwriter.Hecreatedsomeofliterature'smosticoniccharacters,withthethemeofsocialreformrunningthroughouthiswork.Thecontinuingpopularityofhisnovelsandshortstoriesissuchthattheyhavenevergoneoutofprint.Hiswritingstyleisfloridandpoetic,withastrongcomictouch.Dickens'snovelswere,amongotherthings,worksofsocialcommentary.HewasafiercecriticofthepovertyandsocialstratificationofVictoriansociety.Hisliterarystyleisalsoamixtureoffantasyandrealism.1.Fullofromanticelementsinthesuspensenovel---ATaleofTwoCities1.1StrongromanticelementsinDickens’novelItisgenerallyregardedDickensasarealist,butnotaromanticwriter.However,FrenchhistorianKazhathinksthatDickensisessentiallyaromantic,heclassifiedDickensandtheBrontesistersasaromanticwriter,toThackeraycalledrealists.HisargumentonthelaterresearchonDickensisveryenlightening.Britishnovelist,GeorgeGissingandJesterDaytonfoundtheromanticisminDickens’creations,GisssingthinkthatDickensandShakespeare,arethesupremeidealist,heevendirectlycalledDickensaromanticrealism[1];JesterDaytonthatshapedthecharactersofDickensisnotapersonlikeGod,hecalledEnglandDickens,thelastmythofwriters,perhapsthegreatestmythofwriters[2].ModernBritishpoetT.S.EliotsaidthatDickens'scharactersandthecharactersDanteandShakespeare,like,allbelongtothescopeofpoetry[2].Indeed,thespiritofidealismtotheromanticwayDickenscanneverexclude.Inhiswork,romanticloveisoftendescribed;thestruggleofgoodoverevilisromantic;figureofjoysandsorrowsoflifeanddeathisoftenromanticparting.SpecifictotheTaleofTwoCities,thenovel,CarltonandProsscompleteoftheirnobleactsareontheveryromantic,evenwhenCruncherfrombadtogoodarealsoveryimpassioned,romanticandexcitingatmosphere.ATaleofTwoCitiesisatruereflectionofthetimesthatallkindsofconflictanddiscord,quirks,depression,vitalityandtheirunusualwealth.AlthoughthedetailsofCharlesDickensdescribedunique,thecharacterssharpanddetailedobservationoftheexternalcharacteristics,hemaybedescribedasarealistisnotappropriate.1.2AsuspensenovelwithwonderfulstoryDickensisgoodatcreatingsuspense..ATaleofTwoCitiesisparticularlysuccessfulindramatizedtheplightofindividualswithpersonalityconflictsbyagoodstructureandthetenseatmosphereinthesocialhistoricalbackground.Atthebeginning,thewriterdidn’ttellusthereasonwhyDt.Manetteasaprisonfor18years.WhenCharlesDarnayasktoDr.ManettethathewanttomarryLucie,Manetteseemedtobeawareofwhatcauseforalarm,againandagaintostopDarnay,askedhimtorepeatthemorningofthemarriage;thesameevening,Manetteagainfallill,thespiritofitLostinthedaysoftheBastille.Evenwonderedforamomentthereader,however,notbeexplainedDickens.Readerscannothelpasking:whatisthelinkofDarnay'slifeexperienceandManette?Untiltheendofthebook,peopleknowsthelinkofDamayandManette.Byuseofsuspense,DickensmaketheManetteasapersonwhoseethebrightsideofhumannature,andbringawonderfulstoryandthebeautyofworksofartforreaders.2.Thebenevolencespiritandinthenovel.2.1ThejustificationoftherevolutionATaleofTwoCitieswaswritteninthe19thcentury50's,aperiodofrapideconomicdevelopmentofcapitalism.Thecapitalistdevelopmentbringsevilsandimpoverishmentofworkingpeople'slivesleadtheBritishsocietytotheedgeoftheoutbreakofasocialrevolution.Asearlyas30~40yearsin19c,theworkingclasstofightforpoliticalrights,onagrandscaleacrossthecountrylaunchedachartermovement.WhichLenincalledastheworld'sfirstbroad,trulymass,political,proletarianrevolutionarymovement[3]AndthismakesDickensclearlyawareofthe50'sBritainand18thcenturyFrenchsocietyisverysimilar.Forthisreason,hedecidedtocreateanovelsetintheFrenchRevolutiontoCriticizetheBritishsocialreality,provideareferenceforthecontemporaryEnglish,itisthebackgroundthatthenovelTaleofTwoCitiesin1859comeout.TaleofTwoCitiesisahistoricalthemeofthenovel,butDickens'sfocusisfirmlytargetedatthereallife.Worksofthelate19thcenturyFrenchandBritishsociallife,extensivedescriptionsoftheFrenchRevolutionbrokeouttoexploretherootcausesaretotheFrenchRevolution'svarioussocialcrisisandtherealityofBritishsocietytogether,inanancientmetaphorforthemodernuseofway,warnedtheBritishrulersofthebourgeoisie:thecruelexploitationandoppression,thepeople'sextremepovertyistherootoftherevolution,ifnotalleviatethesufferingofthecivilianpopulation,thenthecurrentoutbreakofrevolutioninBritainisinevitable.NovelstosocialconflictsbeforetheFrenchRevolutionshowsverydetailedandreal,whetherincitiesorinruralareas,hungerrampanteverywhere,themajorityofthepeopletomulberrygrassforthefood,whiletheupperclassisextravagant,bullyPawomen,amongthecountrydonotseeafacewithanyrespect,unbearableoppression,thepeoplearereadytohangwitharopeandpulleytotheenemy.In1859,CharlesDickensOntheTaleofTwoCitiescreativeexperience,said:IspentalotoftimeandefforttocreateTaleofTwoCities,afternumerouschanges,finallysatisfied.Abletorepaymycreationyoureffortinanywayanymoneyandotherthings,butthenovel'sthemeofthemeaningandthejoyofcreationiscomplete.[4]Indeed,thedeepthinkingofthisforDickens,regardlessoftheirhistoricalsignificancerevealedandsocialsignifi