A Tale of Two Cities Week Two — Discussion Thread
This thread has spoilers up to the end of book one, chapter six. Do not post spoilers post that point.
This Week's Prompt for Discussion
From Sparknotes: “The scramble for the leaking wine that opens “The Wine-shop” remains one of the most remembered (and frequently referenced) passages in the novel. In it, Dickens prepares the sweeping historical backdrop against which the tale of Lucie and Doctor Manette plays out.” (http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/twocities/section3.rhtml)
What do you make of this scene? The mad dash of the peasants to drink up wine straight from the broken cask is a startling event. It jolts you into an upright seated position. Why did Dickens include it here?
What to Read for Next Week
Next week’s discussion will extend to Book Two, Chapter 12: “A Companion Picture”.
Editor’s Note
We had a moderately successful first week. There was some discussion in the thread, notably a deep analysis of the text by 
Our goal this week is to kick it up a notch. I had some great conversation with 
One conclusion was that we should have an account for this club. 
One other thing - the audiobook version of this that I linked in the previous thread has atrocious reviews - I recommend a different one that I’ve been using, it’s a bit more expensive but it is wonderful: https://www.audible.com/pd/Classics/A-Tale-of-Two-Cities-Tantor-Audiobook/B002V08IYW
Roll Call
Can we do a roll call? Just leave a comment if you are still following along with the club, even if you aren’t keeping up with August’s book yet.