Tale Of Two Cities Chapters 22-24

Robby Treadwell  likes men

11/14/12

Chapter  22-24

Period 4

Summary: In the beginning Madame Defarge and a women set out to find and capture Foulon a wealthy man. They are successful and kill him. In the next chapter we meet more people named Jacques and they later set the castle on fire. The last chapter there is three years later. Lorry receives a letter addressed to Marquis which is actually Darnay. It is from Gabelle begging  the new Marquis to return to France and save him. 

Quotation: "Tonight?" said the mender of roads. "Tonight,: said the man, putting the pipe in his mouth.

"Where?"

"Here." (230-231)

Quotation Significance: In this quote the Jacques are talking about their plan to set the castle on fire. They join together to conclude that tonight is the night that they were going to. 

Reflection: The first chapter I believe they are still in the war that they were in the previous chapters. They are chasing after a tough and wealthy man Foulon. They tried to hang him twice but the rope broke but they killed him on the third time. This might symbolize something about the man himself saying that he is tough or hard to bring down. While I was reading this I was wondering why they called each other Jacques and if it had any relation to the Jacques from the wine shop.  If so these group of men might continue causing corruption throughout this book. I was also confused why Darnay is actually Marquis. I thought he was going to reveal his real name the morning of the day of the wedding. 

Discussion Question: Are the jacques that set the castle on fire related to the jacques from the wine shop?