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Kane Waltman 2/4/08 PA Re-Write Charles Dickens portrays Monsieur the Marquis as a un-kind noble who is extremely rich and stuck up. This passage is based right before the French Revolution and gives us insight to what the rebels or “Jacques” are trying to eradicate, using whatever means necessary. In the passage Dickens shows the poor social conditions of France with the Marquis, his actions, and literary elements such as; desperate imagery, mythological symbolism, repetitive diction, and sarcastic tone. “A beautiful landscape, with corn bright in it, but not abundant. patches of poor rye where corn should have been, patches of poor peas and beans, patches of most coarse vegetables.” (2:8:1-4) In just a few lines Dickens portrays France’s social conditions with both desperate imagery and repetitive diction. By saying poor so often it implies that France, or at least the part in which the nobles do not live, are dying and being forced to live in horrible times. “ The village had one poor street, with its poor brewery, poor tannery, poor tavern, poor stable yard for relay of post-horses, poor fountain, all usual poor appointments. It had its poor people too.” (2:8:38-42) “ Heralded by a courier in advance, and by the crackling of his postillions’ whips, which twined snake-like about their heads in the evening air as if he came attended by the furies.” (2:8:60-64) In these few lines, Dickens shows mythological symbolism in two ways. One, in Greek Mythology furies are evil witches who torment people or things by flying around them clawing at their backs. These horrendous creatures are symbols of the whip. Two, “Snake-Like about their heads…” This line relates to the other mythological creature, Medusa, she by looking at people with her hair of snakes, would turn them into stone. Lastly he uses sarcastic tone to show the poor conditions of France. Through lines 90 to 139, the Marquis speaks to a villager who dislikes nobles. Whenever the villager speaks he always starts his point with “ Monseignuer”. This is a respectful word that the peasant over uses, showing sarcasm. “Monseignuer, I am flattered to devote myself to your orders”(2:8:138-139). Using desperate imagery, mythological symbolism, repetitive diction, and sarcastic tone, Charles Dickens expresses the poor social conditions of France. Using these literary elements it is obvious that Charles Dickens also does not like the Nobel Monsieur the Marquis. |
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