Sunday, July 12, 2009

Coincidences

Okay kiddies:

Here's the problem I have with A Tale of Two Cities. There are so many coincidences!!!!

Think about it. Darnay just happens to be riding in the carriage when Dr Manette is returning from his confinement. And Darnay just happens to be the son of one of the aristocrats who were responsible for the death of Defarge's sister. And Dr. Manette just happens to be the doctor who is summoned to Darnay's father/uncle's house.

Then there's Jerry Cruncher who just happens to have dug up the grave of Roger Cly and is able to counter the claims of Barsad!!

And Carton just happens to look like Darnay!!!

And then Miss Pross just happens to find her long lost brother Solomon in Paris!!!!

I'm surprised Dickens didn't have Mr. Lorry turn out to be Napoleon's illegitimate brother to give the story even MORE drama!!!!

What do you students think? Does the preponderance of coincidences bother you? Or does it make for a great story?
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6 comments:

  1. k r i s t i n eJuly 12, 2009 at 2:24 PM

    Oh, wow. Haha, the coincidences do add up! I think that some of them can be considered "much" and not entirely necessary by just further confusing readers, but once digested most really do make the plot more interesting to follow.

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  2. FaithJuly 13, 2009 at 2:37 AM

    I agree with Kristine. For me, it makes everything harder to understand.

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  3. UnknownJuly 13, 2009 at 4:35 AM

    I fill that because if the era this story was created by Dickens concidences was actually needed to create some kind of interest for the readers of the time. In the English packet for the Decathalon it speaks about how Dickens did the whole long lost relative from out of no were and the the cliffhangers between chapters. In order to keep the interest of his monthly segmented stories Dickens had to throw events in the story to make it seem more dramatic. So basically this book resembles a weekly soap opera or some Saturday night cartoon because it was one of the original Saturday night cartoons or weekly soap opera.

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  4. AnonymousJuly 13, 2009 at 9:33 PM

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  5. AnonymousJuly 13, 2009 at 9:47 PM

    Yea there was tons of coincidences (that are not always believable)but its a story and I really liked the way almost everyone was connected with one another. It makes everything more surprising. :D

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  6. AnonymousJuly 15, 2009 at 12:17 AM

    makes great story, no doubt.

    takes completely unrelated parts and it connects.
    [kinda like synthesis ;] hm...]

    just keeps you gasping. in your mind your like " whoa! that makes sense! cause ___! oh my god! thats crazy!"

    or maybe thats just me...

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