There was a coach driving Mr. Lorry from London to Dover when a messenger on horseback wants to speak to Lorry. The person gives him a note that we think said Lucie's dad was still alive. Lucie's dad was a prisoner of war and as a result had become a little crazy. While on the coach Mr. Lorry was drifting in and out of a dream that somehow resembled death. When Mr. Lorry arrived at the Royal George hotel, he met Lucie and they went to the wine shop to go get Lucies dad. Because he was a prisoner of war, they had been under the impression that he was dead. When Lucie and Lorry were at the wine shop to find her dad, the wine broke into the street. This showed how poor the people in Paris were, because they all ran out and started drinking it off the ground. Finally Lorry and Lucie meet her dad and at first he mistakes her for his wife because of her golden hair.
Some of the litereary elements Dicken's used:
Anaphora- "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."
Tone- Made story more understanding. Serious/somber -Dark ominous tone
Gothic Literature- The entire mood of the story is dark and has to do with fighting and mystery.
Diction- Victorian/English
Allusion- Dickens expects you to know and basically understand the entire French Revolution in order to really grasp what's going on at the time.
Foreshadowing- Mr. Lorry's dream is foreshadowing death.
Suspense- There was suspense in the dream and with Mr. Lorry digging a grave.
Stereotype- When they go into the wine shop they just assume everyone is Revolutionaries.
(Lucie and Lorry)
Protaganists- Mr. Lorry and Lucie
Assumption- They assumed Lucie's dad was dead.
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