Essay #5

Simone
English 9
Mr. H. Salsich
October 12

A Zealous Family Reunion:
An Essay About The Emotions In "The Shoemaker"


TS Loosing twenty years with a loved one would be a nightmare, but Lucie Manette has to live with the ordeal everyday of her life. SD When Lucie is told that her father, who she thought was dead is actually alive, in the chapter "The Shoemaker" of A Tale of Two Cities, there are a mix of emotions. CM Emotions that run high and low, uncontrolled and flaring. CS If you found out that you could have possibly had a real family when you were younger, how would you feel?

TS In the book, Dickens portrays Lucie Manette as a anxious young adult. SD Lucie has spent that last seventeen years of her life believing that her father, Monsieur Manette, was dead. CM Since Lucie never had a real family, Mr. Lorry seems to always notice that distress is upon her face, and that maybe the lack of kin was the reason, "[...] with her eyes open and fixed upon him, and with that last expression looking as if it were carved or branded into her forehead." CM When Lucie, the withered perturbed teen, finds out that her father, who was finally released after being imprisoned in Bastile, is not actually dead and that she is going to see him, ever present worry lines fade from her forehead. (coordinate cumulative 40 word sentence) SD When Lucie and Monsieur meet, she did not run into his arms as expected; she lurked behind the doorframe - hidden. CM It was almost like she did not want her long lost father to see her just yet. CM Monsieur Manette did not seem too jovial to be having new visitors either, he just continued his work, "[...] a pair of haggard eyes had looked at the questioner, before the face had dropped again." SD After a while though, Lucie comes out from behind the door, as if ready to face her perished father. CM At first, Monsieur did not realize that Lucie was his daughter, and Lucie is trying to help him remember without directly telling him, "If you hear in my voice - I don't know that it is so, but I hope it is - if you hear in my voice any resemblance to a voice that once was sweet music to your ears, weep for it, weep for it!" CM Dickens depicted this as a very emotional and unforgettable reunion using dialogue, descriptors, and passion. CS The reuniting of Lucie and Monsieur Manette was portrayed by Dickens using many writing tools, but most of all I think he used his heart.

TS I cannot even begin to imagine the mix of emotions Lucie had brewing up inside when she heard that her father, who she thought was dead, was actually alive. SD If I were even to begin to consider the amount of joy I would be experiencing if I were in Lucie's shoes, I would be overwhelmed. CM To be lucky enough to be reunited with someone you had been dreaming about for so long would be unbelievable. CM I would be so happy to know that I now would have someone to love, and someone to love me. SD Although, at first I would be a little reluctant. CM I probably would have thoughts racing through my mind like, is this person really my relative? What if it's an imposter? And so many more. CM I would feel shy and timid just as I would meeting any other person for the first time. SD After a while I would settle down and really think about what had just happened. CM Sorrow would wash over me like waves splashing up onto the dry beach, crashing down heavily on the sand that is now wet, knocking out anything and everything in its path, taking over completely and leaving no evidence that joy ever even existed (coordinate cumulative 40 word sentence). CM I would feel as if twenty years with this person was stolen from me and I would never be able to regain them, but in the end I would have to remember that the past is the past and move on towards my bright future with my relative. CS This circumstance seems inconceivable, but I know that if it did actually happen I would feel a mixture of emotions, but most of all I would be overjoyed.

TS The chapter "The Shoemaker" is an emotional roller coaster for most of the characters in it. SD The chapter portrays so many emotions that you could not even fathom unless it was really happening to you. CM Happiness, sadness, eagerness, and many more are all presented. CS Imagine being reunited with your father who you thought was dead for the past twenty years, how do you think you would react?

1. An issue that I must overcome in my writing is coherence, and making sure that all of my words and sentences fit properly where they are and make sense.

2. A weak point that I noticed in this essay is the second body paragraph. My thoughts are a bit scrambled and I could have made them a little more clear.

3. I think a strong point in my essay is my first body paragraph. I think I supported each chunk well with quotes that fit what I was talking about.

4. I would give myself a B+ on this essay.