A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens

A Tale of Two Cities Symbolism, Imagery & Allegory

Sometimes, there’s more to Lit than meets the eye.

Wine/Blood

Dickens isn’t exactly placing this metaphor delicately into his readers’ hands. He’s shoving it down our throats. If you missed the part where he warns us that blood will soon spi...

Golden thread

Lucie is the "golden-haired doll" who charms just about everyone she meets with her beauty. She’s got yellow hair, as you’ve probably guessed. More interestingly, however, Dickens uses...

Monseigneur

Monseigneur is a character. He’s also an allegory.Wait, how can a character be both a character and an allegory? Well, Dickens describes Monseigneur as a member of the aristocracy. It becomes...
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