Passage Analyse

"He was on his way to dig someone out of a grave..." This passage is a foreshadowing of a future event. Charles Dickens use the word dig to signify that someone was found. The grave was the dungeon and fifth-floor room Mr. Manette is in. Later in the passage it reads, "Buried how long? Almost eighteen years." This is referring to how long Mr. Manette was "dead" until he was found. Next the passage reads, " You had abandoned all hope of being dug out? Long ago. You know that you are recalled to life? They tell me so." The first part of this statement means that Mr. Manette long ago gave up hope of being rescued, by anyone, from his imprisonment. The next part is saying that now he is found he is "resurrected." Later in the passage it states, "I hope you care to live? I can't say." This means that even though he was "resurrected" he doesn't really care that he is alive. "Shall i show you to her now? The answers to this question were various and contradictory. Sometimes the broken reply was, "Wait! It would kill me if I saw her too soon."Sometimes it was given in in a tender rain of tears, "Take me to her..." This part is how Mr. Manette would react to the opportunity of seeing his daughter. This passage, Dickens wrote, shows that how Mr. Manette would react is a mystery till it really happens. THis whole passage is one big foreshadowing of Mr. Manette's finding.

Why do we care what others think about us?

Is it difficult not to care about what others think of us because we want to look good and fit in. When we are near other people we want to be as beautiful as possible to make a good impression or to just have people accept you. We control this by changing our hair, clothes, your attitude, and, in some cases, changing our actual appearance. Most of these are done to fit in, or to conform to society.

When changing our attitude, we will change they way we act completely based on who we are around. Like when I am around my parents, I don't swear, much if at all, and I am polite. But with my friends I am very casual and have the mouth of sailor. This example is showing that around older people, like my parents, I act completely different then when I am around my friends.

Some people also change the way they look. They will change their hair and clothes to the "in" fashion so they fit in to the "in-crowd." Most people do this, while a select few just don't give a crap about it and will go place with bed head and wear what ever they want and not care what people think. Some adults will go to the extreme and they will go and have surgery to change their appearance to look younger.

All of these are changes you make to try and make other think better of you an accept you. Even after making these changes though, you can't be one hundred percent sure that every person will think better of you. Some people will find the way you look to be "uncool." In the end though it all comes down to what some people like and don't like. Everyone is different and you please them all.