Long ago in France there were three kinds of people. Poor people lived there, living off their own land and other people's business, creating the lowest strata of society. Rich people lived there and lived off themselves and the businesses they owned, which granted them noble power. Finally, there lived royalty: the king, queen, and their people. These people belonged to their explicit social classes in France, which is the basis of the novel A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. Dickens uses these classes in his story to express the French Revolution and show how the poor were mistreated by the rich and how royalties were the most corrupt in the country. The French Revolution was the turning point of France at the time, which overturned the entire basis of the French monarchy thanks to the French classes uniting to stop the king. The social classes of France included the Revolution that transformed France into a more civilized and equal society, and this is quite evident in Charles Dickens' novel A Tale of Two Cities. The French Revolution was a time when the whole of France went against the monarchy. King Louis XVI was deposed by the people at that time. The change brought with it the replacement of monarchical society (French Revolution 2). The now formed republic run by the people is now forever an example of what can happen to those who live in places run by kings and queens, and how those who wish to escape tyranny can always make a change. The present tyranny brought with it the eventual execution of the two canons (2). This is evident in Dickens' novel, where the story centers on revolution. Madame Defarge exists as... middle of paper... people just like him in her class, all because of her past! The social classes of France included the Revolution which transformed France and made it a more civilized and just society, and this is quite evident in Charles Dickens' novel A Tale of Two Cities. Works Cited "French Revolution". 2013. The History Channel website. 2013. Web. November 7, 2013 Gottschalk, Lous Reichental, and James T. Shotwell. The era of the French Revolution (1715-1815). Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1929. Print.Hunt, Lynn. “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, Exploring the French Revolution.” Ed. Jack R. Censer. NP, 2001. Web. 27 October 2013 “Social structure and lifestyle in France”. Social structure and lifestyle in France. Travel Photo Manual. 2013. Web. October 15, 2013/Sparknotes Editors. “Sparkling note on the French Revolution (1789-1999)”. Sparknotes.com. Sparknote LLC. 2005. Network. 1 October. 2013.