"A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens.

Knitting and wine are elementary symbols to understanding A Tale of Two Cities. Dickens collectively foreshadows the future of the French Revolution with intriguing themes: Madame Defarge's carefully selected list of condemned aristocrats to die in the revolution and the streets smeared with wine that are soon to be smeared with blood. Both of these themes create an atmosphere of darkness and apprehension that entails the lower class's uprising against the wealthy. Having no definite …

…chaotic revolution for two decades, where neither class benefited tremendously. Dickens uses foreshadowing to confuse and strengthen the plot. With the serene and mindful knitting of Madame Defarge and a cask of spilt wine described by Dickens in perceptive detail, the plot becomes a riddle, which can only be cleared up in retrospect. The French Revolution's class of classes is evident with the intense vengeance the oppressed mob of angry peasants had on the nobles.