The Circles in Life:
An Essay on the Concept that Everything Comes in a Circle in A Tale of Two Cities and my Life
An Essay on the Concept that Everything Comes in a Circle in A Tale of Two Cities and my Life
In our world, all things come in a circle. While the sun must rise in the morning, it also must set at night. Similar to this, our thoughts and ideas come and flow like the tides. As aspects of our lives seem to end they tend to relive their beginning, completing the circle.
In the book A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens, different aspects of the story are coming to a full circle as the book nears its end. For example, Sydney Carton is becoming a more active character. He is expressing his affection for Lucie more and more, sometimes with out even realizing it. This behavior links him back to the beginning of the story, when he was first experiencing his feelings for Lucie. Another example would be Dickens use of recurring themes through out the book. The theme of opposites and the use of antithesis makes numerous appearances as the novel progresses. This effectively keeps the whole story connected and brings all the themes to a full circle. Finally, death is becoming a more dominant part of the story once again. In the beginning of the novel, we heard of many people being killed. Now that the story is coming to an end, we find out a character that we know more personally might be killed. It is these recurring themes in Dickens' novel that keeps the reader connected to all aspects throughout the entire story.
In my life, I also find many things coming back in a full circle. Every once and a while old friends make new appearances. With their arrival they bring back old memories, bring back another life long forgotten. Even as they take their departure, I know that somehow the circle will repeat, whether by an old friend or memory. I have also come to know that life has many ups and downs. There are times when I might be having a good time, and things are going well. However, out of no where something bad might happen, bringing me down. Even with this being said, nothing can stay bad forever, and the circle continues. If I stay on the topic of good and bad, I can say that in my life, laughter always finds its way back to me. No matter how down I may feel, there is always something somewhere that can make me laugh and bring my spirits back up. This is a constant circle that I can always rely on, no matter what's going on in my life.
Circles are an omnipresent part of life. They bring recurring themes, whether in the form of memories or occurrences. This is an important part of life, for without this we would have nothing to remind us of our past. No matter how small or large it may be, all things come in a circle.
Outline for Essay #12
Opening Paragraph
CM-Sun rises/sets
CM- Thoughts/ ideas come/flow like tide
CS- Things tend to come full circle when close to end
First Body Paragraph
TS- In TOTC, things are coming to full circle near end of story
SD- Carton appearing more near end of story
CM- He expresses his affection for Lucie more
CM- Goes back to beginning of story
SD- Dickens uses recurring themes through out story
CM- The theme of opposites shows up through out book
CM- Keeps the whole story connected
SD- Death becoming more dominant as story comes to end
CM- In beginning, heard of people being killed
CM- Now character that we know personally might be killed
CS- Keeping things connected important, makes reader remember different parts of story
Second Body Paragraph
TS- My life comes back around in circles
SD- Old friends show up
CM- Talk about old memories, another life
CM- Repeats
SD- Live with constant up/down
CM- Might be going through good time
CM- Something bad happens, but will always go back to good
SD- Laughter always comes back
CM- No matter how down I am, something makes me laugh
CM- Can count on that circle in my life
