A Tale of Two Cities Themes

(Click the themes infographic to download.) This is a novel about war. But it’s also a novel about devotion. How much will you sacrifice to ensure that your family survives? Can you shoulder th...

(Click the themes infographic to download.) The French Revolution. The storming of the Bastille. The formation of the new Republic. Sound like the multiple-choice answers to your next history te...

(Click the themes infographic to download.) War seems to test the limits of all sorts of ties. Your loyalties to family, friends, and even the institutions you believe in suddenly come into quest...

(Click the themes infographic to download.) If you’re looking for suffering, A Tale of Two Cities is the novel for you. The poor of England have it pretty bad. The poor of France have it really...

(Click the themes infographic to download.) In A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens loves to demonstrate how rich the rich actually are. One guy even needs four servants (count them: FOUR) to make...

(Click the themes infographic to download.) Dickens exploits the hypocrisies and idiosyncrasies of the justice system in A Tale of Two Cities. As French citizens take to the streets, demanding ju...

(Click the themes infographic to download.) When an entire country decides to revolt against the ruling class, a couple of conversations about politics are certainly going to happen along the way...

(Click the themes infographic to download.) Things aren’t always what they seem. Disreputable, lazy, good-for-nothing people turn out to be saviors. Righteous, justice-seeking people turn out t...

(Click the themes infographic to download.) Dickens the storyteller is closely linked to Dickens the philosopher. Sure, A Tale of Two Cities is a rollicking good story. More than that, though, it...