As I delve further into the book, my perspectives about various characters are constantly changing. Madame Defarge is a prime example of this. She was introduced in the beginning of the book as the wife of Monsieur Defarge with a passion for knitting. My original thoughts in regard to this pastime were along the lines of, That’s weird...I wonder why she does that? I simply disregarded her character as worthless and unimportant. However, now that I am much further along in the story, I am beginning to see how valuable and important Madame Defarge really is.
Madame Defarge’s knitting is not to be overlooked, as I originally perceived. In fact, it is what holds together all of her and her husband’s records and secret information about spies and other shady characters. What Madame actually knits is a code, and by looking back at her work she can tell exactly who she and her husband were talking to, what they said, and what they looked like. I find this to be extremely impressive and fascinating, and something to keep in mind as I continue reading A Tale of Two Cities.
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