TOTC Book 1 Q's

1. For how long has the man in Jarvis Lorry’s thoughts been buried?
18 years

2. What else do we know of this man who has been “buried”?
He (Dr. Manette) has been buried alive. This man has been hidden and isolated from the world because he's been in prison. He has changed his name and now Jarvis Lorry has to recall him to life.

3. What are the two conditions concerning Dr. Manette?
He has lost all memory of who he is and who he knows because he has been isolated for so long.

He is alive, but he acts like he is dead. The way he communicates, does his work, body language, etc.

*He has no life in him, because he has been in prison and then trapped up in the top of Defarge's house for 18 years.

4. Who are the proprietors of the wine-shop?
Monsieur Defarge and Madame Defarge (his wife)

5. Why does Defarge show Dr. Manette to the “Jacques”?

Defarge only shows a few people to Dr. Manette, and the ones with the great name "Jacques" because that's also Defarge's name. The sight is likely to do them good, because of the name.

6. What is Dr. Manette doing when they enter his room?
Making a lady's shoe-he is a shoe maker. He was sitting on the bench in his room with hardly any light, making a shoe.

7. What does Dr. Manette say his name is? What is the significance of what he says?

One Hundred and Five, North Tower. It was the prison he was held hostage at for so long.

What others think of you

Everyone cares about what others say and think about them. It’s only natural to care. I think that caring about what other people think is a natural tendency and in our genetic makeup. It’s very difficult to not care what others think of you. There are very few people in the world that don’t care what others say or see about them. I bet those people are the happiest too. I haven’t met anyone that says they don’t care what others say/think about them, and if they do, it doesn’t show. It’s difficult, because no one likes to be judged or talked about behind his or her back. No one wants to be classified as a certain type or person. People don’t like to be made fun of. Some are better off being someone different just so they won’t be laughed at or made fun of. That is another reason why people care what others think about them. Some have to change their personality, etc. in order to not be made fun of. I think we can control the way other people see and think about us sometimes. Someone might dress different just so they won’t be judged or thought about in the wrong way. Others may talk differently or hang with a different crowd, just so they can “fit in.” We can’t physically control what others see and think, but we can trick others into thinking about others in a positive way by changing yourself.