Summary: in these chapters, The peasants of France have started to revolt against the rich. In chapter 22 they all gather together after they find the man who told them to eat grass if they were hungry; and murdered him, hanging from the neck 3 times. The next chapter is just as bad, for in the countryside they set a church afire, and go after all the wealthy people of the area, letting a tax collector get away. Chapter 24 isn't very chaotic as the other two; we are brought ahead three years, when France is still having problems with the poor, and England is where all the aristocrats of France are taking cover in. Lorry is assigned to go to France to collect important papers and stuff for those in England, Daraney tried to persuade him not to go, however Lorry still goes, after receiving an urgent letter.
Quote: " Darnay, unable to restrain himself any longer, touched Mr. Stryver on the shoulder and said: ‘I know the fellow’"
Significance of quote: Manette, once being imprisoned by a Marquis, whom Daraney is telling Stryver about. What Daraney isn't telling Manette is that he is a Marquis, and he wants Stryver to keep quiet until he returns from delivering the message to France.
Reflection: Throughout the book so far, we have had signs and foreshadowing that the French poverty would snap. They were treated horribly by everybody, and Dickens loved to describe how they lived. We can now clearly see the difference between England and France, where France is chaotic and horrible to be, and England is where people are going for protection. England is stable and a bright place compared to the gloomy, grey France. Mr.Lorry being assigned to travel to France isn't good, for he can either join the revolts or be a target.
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