Period 5
11-14-12
Book 2 Chapters 22-24
Summary: In chapter 22, Defarge says that the man Foulon has been captured, he said that that if people are starving that they should eat grass. Madame Defarge and a mob of women find Foulon and a woman known only as The Vengeance. They hang him on a lamp post and they put his head on a pike and put grass in his mouth. . In chapter 23, the mender of the roads is working when a traveler comes up who is a Jacques. They exchange important info for something taking place that night. That night, four people set the Marqui's house on fire and no one made an effort to stop it. In chapter 24, three years had gone by and the center of power of Monseigneur rests at Tellson's and England is a haven for aristocrats. Tellson's has decided to dispatch Lorry to Paris to protect valuables things from destruction. Darnay tells him not to go but Mr. Lorry goes with Jerry as his bodyguard. Lorry receives a letter for the new Marqui and Darnay opens it and reads it and it tells him to help Gabelle, who was imprisoned because he was upkeeping the Marqui estate and begs Darnay to save him so Darnay goes to Paris to help.
Quotation: "The officers looked towards the soldiers who looked at the fire; gave no orders; and answered, with shrugs and biting of lips, 'It must burn.'"
Quotation Significance: This is what a soldier said when the found out that the Marqui house was burning and no one was going to help. Obviously, they think that the house deserves to burn after all the the Marqui has done to his people. They resent the Marqui and could not care less about what happens to him or his house.
Reflection: Alot is happening in these three chapters! The revoltution is brewing and everyone is ready to fight in Paris. The Monseigneur has been thrown from his royal circle which is now gone and has lost his home. His main center is now Tellson bank. The aristocrats are all fleeing to England so they won't be killed by the Jacques are killing most of them. So show their angry at the Marqui, they set his house on fire and his own soldiers won't help to out out the fire which shows how much he was resented by the people of Paris. The soldiers just leave the house to burn and return to their homes and go to bed. The women and Madame Defarge murder and hang a man who had no regard for the poor (Foulon) who told the poor to eat grass when the starve. This was an insulting notion and the peasants decided to kill him and put grass in his own mouth and put his head on a pike. If I lived in Paris at this time and was subjected to such awful behavior I would be ready to revolt too. Now, Lorry is being sent to Paris to protect valuables and papers for Tellson and is going with Jerry as a bodyguard. Jerry is a grave- robber and very sneaky at too so he will be able to sneak Mr. Lorry around Paris without drawing too much attention. Darnay gets a letter from Gabelle, who is imprisoned for looking after the Marqui estate. Darnay sets off to Paris to take a look at the situation. Maybe Darnya thinks the Gabelle is good or that he can help the Jacques. Either way it is dangerous for him to go there because he is on Madame Defarge's list and he has aristocrat blood. I think that Darnay will join the rebellion in Paris and help out but then eventually someone will figure out his identity.
Discussion Question: What do you think Darnay will do about Gabelle and saving him from prison?
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