Allusions In A Tale Of Two Cities Essay

The literary allusion that Jon Krakauer provides in this novel points to the reference of Jack London. London was a famous author and wrote many popular books. He was also a very depressed man. However, London was always eager for adventure. Jon Krakauer provided in his novel a piece of Jack London’s writing when giving details about Christopher McCandless’s death. The piece of writing by London was named White Flag. In the writing London wrote he it states, “...There was a hint of laughter in it of laughter, but of a laughter more terrible than silence.” (pg.9) This states that the forest was depressing but had laughter that was not cheerful. The writing also provided detail on how gruesome and harsh the wild can be. This piece of writing

In the novel, “The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton” allusions played a big part in the book. An example of this is when Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally and go to Dairy Queen and engorged themselves in barbeque and banana splits. “We stopped at a Dairy Queen and the first thing I got was a Pepsi. Johnny and I gorged on barbeque sandwiches and banana splits,” (Hinton 83). The reason the Author used Dairy Queen as an allusion is because Dairy Queen is a well known restaurant and it came out in the 1940s, so it was a still kinda new thing and very popular to go to.

In the book, “To Kill A Mockingbird” there are many allusions the author uses to impact the story and characters. Three of them which stood out was “No money to buy it with” (Lee 6),“Here’s a quarter” (Lee 25), and “Nothing to fear but fear itself” (Lee 6). All three impact Lee’s narrative, add to the reader’s experience and connects to the world. Lee used these allusions to pull the reader into the book. The first quote, “No money to buy it with” (Lee 6), shows the reader what type of town Maycomb is.

In the "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" sermon by Jonathan Edwards. He is trying to convince people to do God's will and follow his rules. To do this Jonathan edwards uses allusions, similes, and personification to get his point across to the audience. Jonathan Edwards integrates allusions in his writing to give examples in order to get a point across. Also to make a connection to something that is commonly known.

The author Lois Lowry grew up all around the world when she was a child due to her dad being in the U.S. Army. Since father was a dentist in the army and traveled the world she had gone to many countries which inspired her writing. At one point she had lived in Tokyo where she went to an American school on the base during her junior high years. One of her literary works later in her life is, The Giver, which had won a Newbery Award. In The Giver, the setting is a utopian society where the characters have no feelings, no memories, and no choices that they are able to make on their own. The names of the characters also have hidden meanings and relations behind them using allusion to recreate a religous matter along with how the novel

Allusions distinctly impacts text in numerous ways. Biblical and historical allusions are often the most recognizable in literature and each have their own significance. Allusions are very beneficial in the text because they give new meaning to the text and how it is represented throughout time; allusions in literature can also show new interpretations to the other works as well. Biblical and historical allusions create an embellishment of imagery, characterization, and the manifestation of government.

Dickens makes it evident to the reader that Carton can be seen as a version of Jesus many times throughout book three, especially through the way he portrays the guillotine. The guillotine was idolized in France, for it was the “sign of the regeneration of the human race. It superseded the Cross. Models of it were worn on breasts from which the cross was discarded, and it was bowed down to and believed in where the Cross was denied,”(Dickens 262). French revolutionist denied religion and began to worship the guillotine, the machine in which the sacrifice took place. After Carton had set a plan for sacrificing himself, he is described wearing a “white riding-coat and top-boots” with “long brown hair, all untrimmed, hanging loose about him,”(Dickens 296), a description that physically relates Carton to Jesus. Before he is sacrificed, Carton repeats the bible verse “I am the Resurrection and the Life, saith the Lord: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die,”(Dickens 359). He believes that what his legacy will live on through Lucie and her family, and they will bring honor to his

William Shakespeare once quoted, “The power of fate hangs over the lives of all characters, and even controls the gods themselves.” Like every other educated man of his age, Shakespeare had learned about the Greek myths. Accordingly, Shakespeare uses the myths as a writing tool, to fully develop the characters in his own personal story, “Romeo and Juliet.” Back in Shakespeare’s day, people believed in multiple gods with different powers who would help the mere mortals, if they asked. In this lyrical sonnet, their consists of many allusions, or a reference to another piece of literature. In Shakespeare’s literary work, he uses gods to resemble sustained allusions for other characters in the play.

Both Coffey and Jesus tried to comfort their followers by explaining that their sacrifice was necessary for God’s plan for

A literary allusion is a “brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance” (Allusion). Dickens used allusion to describe and emphasize facts about many of the characters, as well as their actions or circumstances, to present facts, and to “impose his fictional world upon the reader” (Larson 18). Through the use of allusion, the reader is able to view “Dickens’ fictional world in an eternal order of value” and to “judge characters and read plots as moral designs” (Larson 18). In Hard Times, Dickens’ use of allusion conveys the concerns of choosing to indoctrinate their children in the utilitarian idea of fact through their education while choosing to neglect and avoid

A.) An allusion is an indirect or direct reference to anything that is a source outside of that work of literature or the situation.

It is said that you are what you eat. In Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities, you are what you’re named. While some parents name their children after their grandparents or name them for a special experience in their life, Charles Dickens puts a special twist in this novel. Throughout the book, you are able to make numerous connections between the characters name and the actions they take in the book. Dickens does use the characters names to describe who they are. A few characters stick out when the name to character connection comes up, especially one in particular; Mr.Stryver.

In the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, there is an important literary element in the novel and it is the allusion. In this novel, the allusion has an important role in giving image to the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is influenced by the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, so that the entire story is an allusion based on those two. By using the allusion perfectly, the author outlines the whole story with the powerful images that are captured from the Greek myth of Theseus and the

It was the Flower of Freedom, It was the Shadow of Sadness: Nature and Emotion in A Tale of Two Cities Authors often use descriptions of setting and nature to expand the imagery of their stories, immersing the reader fully in the world of the characters. However, nature entails another implication: to reveal deeper truths and foreshadow events. In book two of Charles Dickens’ novel A Tale of Two Cities, Dr. Manette journeys to England after being found by Lucie and Jarvis Lorry. Charles Dickens takes the time to describe the surrounding environment of Dr. Manette’s new home. Through descriptive word choice and metaphorical language, the descriptions of nature reflect Dr. Manette’s emotions and symbolize his recall to life.

The literature that came out of the French Revolution often shares common themes of death, rebirth, and destruction. Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is much the same way. Throughout the novel, Dickens clearly supports the revolution but also depicts the brutality of the revolutionaries. Dickens uses powerful metaphors of a sea to symbolize the revolutionaries destroying old France and the belittling name of “Jacques” to depict the narcissistic views of the French aristocracy to show his support for the revolution.