Professor and writer Harold Lindsell once said, "Regardless of the day or the hour; whether in seeming good times or bad, the Christian lives in the world for the good of the world and for the sake of the world." Exploring Christianity in times of despair throughout the ages is also evident in one of Charles Dickens' most famous books, A Tale of Two Cities. At a sudden glance, this story seems to discuss the problems between France and England during the French Revolution; but when one takes a closer look, it becomes increasingly evident that the foundations of Dickens' book actually stem from Christianity. The revolution is simply a tale to accompany the real plot of the novel, which includes the exploration of Jesus Christ's resurrection from the dead at the hand of God and the everlasting battle of good versus evil. In A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens uses alliteration, parallelism, metaphor, simile, symbolism, and personification to write a novel based on the principles and stories......
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