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Scenes From Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities" in Today's FictionRead the article this discussion is about
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» CherylElliot - A tale of two cities I love this book.I practically know the last chapter by heart.And the little seamstress makes more of an impact in her four pages than most characters can in a hundred.Who but Dickens could break your heart simply by writing "Twenty-two"?-- posted by CherylElliot » BuckyRea - Other "twins" Welcome to the Suite, Lynda. Very nice article. The use of a life-swapping altruistic twin brother as a plot device is, I'm afraid, a bit overdone. Knowing that two people being such lookalikes that they fool their jailers is, after all, a broad conceit anyway, it's worth noting that Dickins did not depend on such an obvious ploy in his work. He allowed the humanitarian point serviced by the mere coincidence to stand on its own merits, much like the mere coincidence they used to explain the similarities between David Hasselhoff and his "evil twin" in that classic episode of Nightrider. Ooo, I just get chills thinking about that one.I look forward to future articles from you. -- posted by BuckyRea
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