Tale_of_Two_Cities_and_Life

Jordan Miller Honors English Mrs. Martin Clouds Blocking the Light of Righteous Judgment an Essay about Charles Dicken's A Tale of Two Cities In Charles Dicken's A Tale of Two Cities (ATTC) he teaches the reader that emotions can cloud judgment. Both Gandhi and many Jedi Masters through out the Star Wars saga said something along these lines. This statement is completely true, Mrs. Defarge, and the Marquis/the Evermondes are perfect examples. Acting out on angery, lust and greed some of the most common ways of developing a clouded judgment. The Evermondes, being extremely wealthy, feel like the law does not apply to them. The twin Evermonde brothers end up creating a lust for a peasent women. Their lust had seized control over their conscience. The two killed the woman’s husband, stabbed her brother, and then raped the women. The twins have Dr. Manette arrested. Dr. Manette knew what happened so the Evermondes have him arrested for 18 years. That caused major problems for generations with in the Defarge family. The lust that had been forged had created the fear with in the Evermondes. Causing them to arrest Manette, an inosent man, because their judgment had been handicapped by fear, lust and greed. (Book 3 Chapter 10) Having massive amounts of money, the Marquis does what ever he feels like doing. Usually when people are in the same social class they treat each other equally and are generous to the less fortunate. The Marquis does not. Massive amounts of wealth that is with in their wallets blinds them. Greed creates foolishness; foolishness then spawns lack of care, responsibility and judgment. This is what cause the Marquis to not even care when he ran that child over and killed him. All he did was toss out a gold coin. Not an “I'm sorry” or an apology. His judgment of right and wrong had been so corrupted he had a heart as black as space itself. He had no reason to be this way that is what makes it even worse. (Book 2 Chapter 7) During this time period France was going through a revolution. In ATTC Mrs. Defarge is one of the leaders of the revolution. Out of anger she cuts of the head of the Governor during a riot. She stuffs his mouth with grass in symbolism of when the Governor said that the peasants can just eat grass. (Book 2 Chapter 21) After the revolution all the aristocrats are arrested, beaten and are treated just like the peasants. All this anger towards them blinding all the Jaquies and Mrs. Defarge. Upon returning Darnay is arrested. Mrs. Defarge had an animosity for Charles's family ever sence she found out it was them who wronged her family. Instead of letting past family squabbles be bygones she takes it out on the innocent members of the Evermonde family. Having Charles arrested, she then went after Lucy. Mrs. Defarge ran into Ms. Pross. The two fought but at lass Defarge pulled a gun out on Ms. Pross. Ms. Pross took the gun from Mrs. Defarge. She had died from her own anger and blindness. (Book 3 Chapter 14) In Charles Dicken's A Tale of Two Cities he teaches the reader that emotions can cloud judgment. I agree with this completely.