War often has different effects on different people. In each particular conflict, some are for it and some are against it. The French Revolution was a multi-faceted event in which all political and social classes were involved and had different beliefs. In the novel Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, the author’s feelings about the Revolution, as well as the connections it has to other countries, are revealed to the reader. His beliefs can be interpreted in many different ways. It is evident that Charles Dickens is not very sympathetic to the French aristocracy. The example of Monseigneur (Chapter 7 - Book the Second), the decadent aristocrat who had four men help him drink chocolate, shows the corruptive nature of the aristocrats and one reason why they were not liked. The killing of the peasant Gaspard’s child by the Marquis St. Evrémonde, and the subsequent throwing of a coin to Gaspard as compensation, illustrates the distaste Dickens has for the French aristocrats. Evrémonde symbolizes the lack of dignity and respect that aristocrats gave to other French citizens. In the novel, Evrémonde even states, “The dark deference of fear and slavery, my friend, will keep the dogs obedient to the whip”. Thus, Dickens stands for the French peasants and those who had no voices (so to speak) at the time. At the same time, Dickens is not sympathetic to the French peasants. Their involvement in the Reign of Terror is probably the primary reason. Their quick, swift embrace of the Terror is something Dickens cannot forgive. Dickens might be willing to concede that the peasants could have been manipulated by individuals in the position of power, like Madame Defarge, who sought their own agenda. Yet, in the end, the embrace of the Reign of Terror and its consequence of mass death without cause and in a repugnant public manner is a reality that Dickens criticizes. Nonetheless, viewing both the peasants and the aristocracy, Dickens p