Re: Tale of two citres

From: Charles Dickens (cdickens@RMPLC.CO.UK)
Date: Wed Jan 13 1999 - 08:52:30 PST


My dear Jaimie,

  Dare I say it?  You miss the plainest example: Miss Pross motivated by
love, Madame Defarge motivated by hatred.  Miss Pross proves to be stronger
than Madame Defarge, quite literally.  I like to think too, that I showed in
this novel the forces of love and kindness and generosity rising above the
forces of hatred and vengeance and destructiveness.


Faithfully yours,


Charles Dickens
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-----Original Message-----
From: aerosolska@aol <aerosolska@aol>
To: cdickens@RMPLC.CO.UK <cdickens@RMPLC.CO.UK>
Date: 13 January 1999 16:21
Subject: Tale of two citres


>Dear Mr. Dickens,
>          Currently I am writing a paper for English Clas on the theme,
love is stronger than hatred.  I am having a hard time  writing a theseis
that mbodies this theme, but gets specific enough concerning characters.  I
have decided that Lucie's love saves Dr. Manette from the tower, that
Darnay's love for Lucie, causes, Dr, Manette to accept h im, that sydney
Carton' love for Lucie saved Darnay,  And that in Saving Darnay, Sydney
carton came to peace wih himself, preserving his spirit.  But How would you
make this point more concise.  And did I miss any body?
>
>Thank you for your help,
>Jaimie
>


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