Tale Of Two Cities Chapter 5-6

Robby Treadwell

11/5/12

Chapter 5-6

Period 4

Summary: Chapter five is mostly a conversation between Sydney Carton and Stryver about what happened at the court. Carton later goes on to talk about Lucy's beauty, and Stryver starts to wonder about his true feelings for her. In the next chapter we meet Miss Pross and Lucie's brother Solomon Pross. Solomon stole from Miss Pross and left her in poverty. When Darnay finds the word dig on a wall on the prison he starts to dig and finds a letter. 

Quotation: "Well then! Pledge me to the pretty witness,” said Stryver, holding up his glass. “Are you turned in a pleasant direction?”

Quotation Significance: In this quote Carton is talking about Lucie when he says pretty witness. This goes to  show how interested he is in her when he wants to change the topic and start to talk about her. 

Reflection: The first chapter was fairly short but it was interesting to read about the conversation between the two. While you read this you can get a really good understanding for how Carton feels towards Lucie. I was a little confused at the end of chapter six. It talks about how Darnay dug up the letter from the ground but then it doesn't say anything after that. Its like the letter was not important at all, and that part of the story could have been left out. This may lead to something later in the book though as well. I am interested to keep reading to see what happens with Carton and Lucie. 

Discussion Question: What is going to happen with Carton and Lucie? Is it going to be like Rochester and Jane?