Tale Of Two Cities Greed Quotes

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Greed also influenced many of the decisions that characters have formulated throughout the book. For example, Jerry Cruncher chose to become a grave digger for the profit gotten from it, which caused many problems in his family. When Jerry Jr. follows his father into the night he witnesses his father committing a horrifying crime that he, “Knew very well knew what it would be; but, when he saw it, and saw his honoured parent about to wrench it open, he was so frightened, being new to the sight, that he made off again, and never stopped until he had run a mile or more” (Dickens 184). Had Jerry not been so acquisitive, he would most likely have chosen not to go into that profession. This would prevent Jerry Jr. from being scarred by his father's bad decisions and possibly decrease Jerry’s drinking due to guilt he has after grave digging. Additionally, when C.J. Stryver proposes to Lucie, his motive for it blossoms from greed. While explaining to Carton why he has decided to do this, Stryver admits, "I don't care about fortune: she is a charming creature, and I have made up my mind to please myself: on the whole, I think I can afford to please myself. She will have in me a man already pretty well off, and a …show more content…

The major factor that pushes the French Revolution forward is greed, and without it, this may never have taken place. The largest element that causes the class of Monseigneur to become cruel and egoist is also greed, because without it they never would have become obsessed with gaining more. Strong feelings of greed also has the capability to lead characters of this novel to do tasks that they wouldn’t have done without this odd feeling. The primary message of A Tale of Two Cities is the power that greed has over individuals because it is what truly drives the actions of every character in the

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