A Tale Of Two Cities

I just started to read this new classic, called A Tale Of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. The book has very tough vocabulary, but when you start reading more, it all becomes clearer. So far I understand that the two cities which are England and France, are going through a tough time. England is facing religous problems, and a phenomena called the "Cock lane ghost." France is just having problems with its citizens and violence. The book goes on to tell the story of a girl, Lucie Mannette, who visits this old shoemaker. As soon as he saw her, he tells her of her beautiful hair. She then tells him that she once told her father that as soon as she notices her hair, then she will know that it is him. The shoemakers name is Doctor Mannette. So far the book is sort of hard to understand and comprehend, but I can tell its going to be a great mysterious story.

ConclusionS

I just finished reading the book Black Boy. It was a very interesting story. I would recommend it to anyone. The way that the author shows his life through the simplest of words is amazing. The way the setting is described shows you a real detailed picture in your mind, and how he shows his own life everyday, you can see yourself as the little boy growing into a young man. You can feel his pain and emotions, and if any book can make you do that, why wouldn't you want to read it. The book is more than just a story, its a simple and detailed experience.

This book always reminded me of Martin Luther King's speech, I Have A Dream, because it sums up all of the racial profiling and violence going on in his life. Martin Luther says that equalitly is a must, and nothing else is acceptable. That is what Richard had understood in his childhood, and as he grew up he applied all of that to his everyday life.

Believe in Yourself, and Remember that Anything Is Possible

Believe in what makes you feel good.
Believe in what makes you happy.
Believe in the dreams you've always wanted to come true,and give them every chance to.

Life holds no promisesas to what will come your way.
You must search for your own idealsand work towards reaching them.

Life makes no guarantees as to what you'll have.
It just gives you time to make choicesand to take chances and to discover whatever secrets might come your way.

If you are willing to take the opportunities you are givenand utilize the abilities you have,you will constantly fill your life with special moments and unforgettable times.

No one knows the mysteries of life or its ultimate meaning,but for those who are willing to believe in their dreams and in themselves, life is a precious gift in which anything is possible.




This poem shows that even though Richard isn't going through the best times in his life, he is still working hard at his goals to become a great guy, and to change the world through his intellectual abilities.

This is probably what Richard is feeling. He lives a vast world, but he has no friends. He is entirely isolated at the moment.

I think that Richard is facing a difficult time in his life. He was going to apply for a job after the 8th grade, to work at a sawmill, but he denied a job after a worker showed him how dangerous the mill was, since he was missing three fingers! A while afterward, he found out that some white guys killed one of his black classmates. They only did it on the assumption that was fooling around with a white prostitute. This only added to the bad idea of white, and white opression.
When he returns home, Uncle Tom thinks that he is a bad influence on his kids, so he orders them to avoid and stay away from Richard.
Richard was then names Valedictorian of his class. But the principal said that he couldnt give his own speech because there were going to be white people present. The plan was for Richard to hand the principal his own speech so he can say it. He threatened him by saying that if Richard refused to do this, he wouldnt let him graduate. On the day of graduation, Richard made his own speech, and at the end he immediately ran out of the auditorium passing by all of the handshakes and ignoring the applause. I think that as he was growing up, and after this event, he finally saw how the world around him truly "operated". But the only thing was, that after his audience saw a black boy give a good speech, it had a major positive effect on the environment, but nevertheless he hated the entire world at this point.

This book has been going great. This kid amazes me. He has a strong sense of anger and misjudgement. As an example, he ran away from his foster home when his mom had to work, and he went out into the street when he wasnt even 10 yet. Also, before that, when he lived in his home, and his mom went to work, he used to go out in the night, and went to the bar. Adults would go to him and and give him drinks and money to go say dirty things to other people. He really didnt know what it meant until he went to school, and when he told his mom then got mad and didnt believe him when he told them he learned it in school. The book is very descripitive, and the author is amazing. Writing a book with such detail must be hard to do, since he had very little education when he was young. Im glad i choose Black Boy as my independent reading book.