“In the latter part of his writing career, Dickens too explored an interconnection between insanity and restoration, particularly evident in A Tale of Two Cities, his description of Dr Manette's restoration from insanity presenting a marked contrast with his earlier use of madness.” (Pike …show more content…
It can be also the feeling of being heavily burdened, mentally or physically, by troubles and anxiety. Oppression represents the main mover of the French Revolution that led to the extreme anger of revolutionaries. In A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens portrays the bad conditions that led French people to anger and rise for their rights. Prior to the French Revolution, high aristocrats had no sympathy towards the poor; all they cared about was their ability to do as they pleased. According to Christopher Dentel, "The aristocrats have no concern and no sympathy for the poor; they know they are suffering and they do not care." The marquis represents the evil and cruelty of the aristocracy. He shows completely no regard for human life. Oppression in a Tale of Two Cities expresses between two cities England and France that shows that the ruling class of Aristocrats has oppressed the people. In France, the ruling class of aristocrats has oppressed the people for so long that many are starving. The peasants were treated cruelly by the corrupt ruling class, which lives in lavish