Plights Of Proletariat & Social Realities In Charles Dickens’ A Tale Of Two Cities

Abstract

This article endeavours to examine the social realities and the plight and predicament of proletariat through Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities. This novel that covers the history of England and France from 1757 to 1793. It speaks about the rise of French Revolution. Emotions expressed and practiced by the rich and the powerful is very narrow, limited and not even practical when compared to the hard work of the working class. Dickens portrays the life of the helpless proletariats in the hands of the Aristocrats. Different social and economic positions trigger opposed interests between people of different classes.  Dickens’ highlights the effects of inequality of wealth and power during the Victorian Age.