“Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies” was said by Andy Dufresne in the 1995 movie, The Shawshank Redemption. This moral was no better reflected, as it is, in Charles Dickens book a Tale of Two Cities. Having hope separates us from the animals because our hope causes us to pursue what we hope for and hope gives us to look for the little good in the world instead of all of the bad. Hope was in Pandora’s Box along with all the misfortunes in the world, this is because hope causes us to work for what we want. Furthermore Madame Defarge’s hope for her revenge causes her to fulfill that hope. She created her own knitting patterns for letters out of the hope that the person knitted on the sweater will die. Many times in the book when something interesting happens around Madame Defarge she just continues knitting her hit list. She was so devoted to her gathering of people and their crime, so hopeful for them to be punished at her hands, and so ruthless as to hope for them to die. Defarge once said “It would be easier for the weakest poltroon that lives, to erase himself from existence, than to erase one letter of his name of crimes from the knitted register of Madame Defarge.”(174) …show more content…
It would also make the most battle hardened solider believe that there some good in the world. At the beginning of the book, when Carton had no hope there was “no sadder sight than the man of good abilities and good emotions, incapable of their directed exercise, incapable of his own help and his own happiness, sensible of the blight on him, and resigning himself to let it eat him away.”(97) However he once he had found Lucie Carton had regained his hope. Whereas before, when Carton didn’t have hope, he didn’t see any good in his own life, Carton starts to find the joys in life. Coming out of his shell of despair and hopelessness, Carton becomes a functional part of
...fact, it is the saving grace of mankind: the hope that God will save society and establish harmony and justice. The modern story takes the opposite view; it shows what happens when hope is lost, when society has nowhere to turn: it is a more pessimistic, more complicated view of humanity’s progress.
Society can be very cruel; hopes and dreams can become reality or vanish away into the shivering winds. It is important to maintain hope when life is crumbling around you and freedom is what humans strive for in order to execute what they please during their existence on earth. Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King, is a clear example of freedom combined with hope, illustrated by the characters of Andy Dufresne and Red. Andy, like Red, never loses hope of leaving prison; furthermore they gain a sense of freedom when departing from Shawshank. Having beliefs, in addition to fighting for what you believe is right are virtues that help you to strive for success which ultimately, lets you reach for freedom and hope.
He paid the highest cost of sacrifice with his life. A biblical allusion can be seen because Carton can represent Jesus Christ and the famous wine scene shows the blood of Jesus and how France is corrupted. Carton described Darnay as “a dissolute dog who has never done any good, and never will.” However, he sacrificed his life for him and his family. This enforces the idea that Carton is similar is a an allusion to Jesus because Jesus sacrificed his life for the people who treated him poorly. However, Carton shows in the passage how he is envious of Darnay. He feels that Darnay is controlling what he could have possibly controlled which is Lucie’s love. Later, Carton meets Lucie and lets her know that he will do anything for her happiness and her family. the significance in this quotation is that it shows how complex Carton’s character is unlike what is shown in the passage as being fragile and has a lot of mood
She plays the Force of Evil, as she plots against Darnay and those around him, despite occasional disapprovals from her husband. “‘One must stop somewhere. After all, the question is still where?’ ‘At extermination,’ said Madame’” (263). She’s described as a, “ruthless woman, now taking her way along the streets. Of a strong and fearless character, of shrewd sense and readiness, of great determination… but, imbued from her childhood with a brooding sense of wrong, and an inveterate hatred of a class, opportunity had developed her into a tigress” (281). Madame Defarge did what she thought was right in order to try and compensate for the damage done during her childhood, “that sister of the mortally wounded boy upon the ground was my sister, that husband was my sisters husband, that unborn child was their child, that brother was my brother, that father was my father”
Monsieur Defarge is a revolutionary disguised as a mere bartender. He communicates secretly with his fellow revolutionaries in the bar and helps to orchestrate the plot to overthrow the French aristocracy. Despite the power he holds, he is overshadowed by his ruthless wife, Mrs. Defarge. Mrs. Defarge is a very powerful woman with a lot of influence, and she is ultimately the driving force behind the revolution’s plot. She decides who to kill and knits their name into a coded list. Monsieur Defarge is cooperative and submissive to her, as seen when he agrees with every part of the story she tells without being prompted. Monsieur Defarge is a masculine character with a lot of influence, but his relationship with his wife is not reflective of what was typical during the time period of the French revolution. This is used by Dickens to show that society’s attitudes towards masculinity and femininity are
High expectations for parties and a hope to make it across the country using only one road are just two examples of the blind optimism seen throughout the novel. While the headstrong characters of the novel run about the country thinking that everything will be all right, the reality remains that most situations end in sorrow or adversely affected lives. Picking up hitchhikers who ultimately fail to have the gas money they promised, parties that end in disaster or argument, and emotionally abused wives and lovers almost always win out over the brand new car that might take them to Mexico or exultation that is sure to find them within the walls of a jazz club.
...ng the underlying theme that drives the story and the movie, propels the reader and viewer to rekindle the desire to hope above all else because hope is all one has in devastating as well as dire needs. Hope overcomes despair, permits others to see your “inner light” to develop integrity which connects with honesty and trust. Hope is the inspiration to continue to live regardless of the circumstances. Red may have narrated; “Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane.” But, Andy Dufresne states it best: “Get busy living, or get busy dying.”
According to Gonzalez-Posse, “The conclusion of the novel, however, allows his lack of commitment to himself to become a virtue when it is used in service of protecting Lucie’s happiness and the unity of the Manette Circle” (346). This quote shows that Carton is not scared of dying because he has no commitment to his life outside of Lucie. Carton’s low opinion of himself and his existence is ultimately beneficial to the Manettes, because he is able to give his life without extreme repercussions and protect those who would have been destroyed by their grief had Darnay died. Carton’s sacrifice is heroic because he willingly gives his life for another. He is able to do this because “His existence has no meaning outside of his love for Lucie Manette” (Gonzalez-Posse 346). The reason Carton sacrifices himself is because of his love for Lucie Manette, and because he has no other reason to
...to revenge. She turned into this cold killer to kill the entire Evermonde family for what they had done to her family. She uses her power in the revolution to take revenge on the Evermonde family. Madame Defarge loses her true self and becomes someone who disregards the lives of people include hers. Dickens’s theme of how history repeats itself appears again when Madame Defarge kills innocent people similar to what the Marquis of Evermonde did.
Sydney Carton is one of the most important and interesting characters in Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities. The essence of his character is the dramatic change he makes throughout the book. Even though he starts the book as a miserable drunkard, he gradually shows signs of feelings for other people and ultimately gives up his own life for the sake of others. Dickens demonstrates through Sydney Carton’s trajectory to a hero that people who start life appearing worthless can often make remarkable transformations.
The relationship formed between these two characters intensifies their ultimate intentions in support of the Revolution. With provocation from The Vengeance, Madame Defarge’s thirst for the execution of Lucie and her child and the Revolution as a whole is amplified. Madame Defarge, her cronies,and her stitches “knitted, in her own . . .symbols, [it] will always be as plain to her as the sun” (Dickens 303) play a significant role in the headway of the
A wise man once said, “Memory is the library of the mind.” All of the events in one’s life, ranging from birth to the present, are stored in this complex catalog of experience. There they remain untouched and collecting dust until a time of need, much like the scores of books found in today’s libraries. No matter how obscure, their topics represent the various trials of life that build one’s character and forever serve as the most reliable source of the human psyche. The novella, “Hope Springs Eternal: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption”, is part of a collection of stories that comprise Stephen King’s book Different Seasons which was first published in 1983. It is the story of Andy Dufresne, a successful banker incarcerated, despite his innocence, for the murder of his wife and her lover. Leaving behind not only his status, but every known aspect of his life up until this point, Andy is submerged in a culture he knows nothing about. However, he manages to adapt to these unfamiliar surroundings through the use of his former knowledge and keen intellect. King uses Andy’s character as a liaison to convey the concept of memory within the novella. He outlines the stages in Andy’s journey throughout his time in Shawshank Federal Prison by highlighting the many channels in which his wisdom aids him. Furthermore, King shows the reader how this passage develops Andy as a person through the different ways he utilizes this remembrance, both for his benefit and that of others. Andy’s heroic metamorphosis provides a template for the different perceptions of memory within the text; such as that of a self-fulfilling resource, liberating gift to othe...
As he planned the events, he ended up in Darnay’s cell waiting to be beheaded. Before Carton is beheaded, his mind becomes completely clear. He looks at his life and knows he is going to a far better place. “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.” (367) Carton’s act of saving Charles Darnay was truly a positive decision for himself.
No matter how bad things may seem, there is always hope for things to ameliorate. When people believe that the future will be promising, they can have something to look forward to as opposed to dwelling on the past or the problems of the present. This hope can give a person a positive outlook on life and motivate him or her to look past what is happening in the present. In the poems “Hope is the Thing with Feathers” by Emily Dickinson and “The Darkling Thrush” by Thomas Hardy, they both convey similar messages about hope. Both works display the theme of hope being present at all times no matter how bad things may seem and is a consistent option for anyone in need of help.
In this essay I would try show how film convey meaning pointing out some suttle ways films try to speak to use. Film is an active visual media so it’s important that the film is able to paint a good narrative by use camera movement and sound. Unlike a books that hase pages to dedicate to the internal and the complex, film is forced to find a ways to show it happen. The camera is a important part of telling a story a good camera movent can move the story along.