Book the First

1. For how long has the man in Jarvis Lorry’s thoughts been buried?

18 years

2. What else do we know of this man who has been “buried”?
Lorry Jarvis is supposed to recall him, Dr. Manette, to life. He has been "dead" to all those who knew him because he was in prison, he changed his name, and he has been in the room in the wine-shop for so long.

3. What are the two conditions concerning Dr. Manette? 

He has forgotten everything from his past and has been living alone for a very long time, under a different name, "buried," if you will. He is supposed to be "recalled to life" by Jarvis and brought back into civilization.

4. Who are the proprietors of the wine-shop?

Defarge and his wife are the proprietors of the wine-shop.

5. Why does Defarge show Dr. Manette to the “Jacques”?
They all have the name Jacque, which is his name, and a good name in his opinion, and Defarge thinks showing Dr. Manette to the "Jacques" will do them well.

6. What is Dr. Manette doing when they enter his room?
He is making a pair of lady's shoes. He is hard at work when they enter and doesn't barely notice their entrance.

7. What does Dr. Manette say his name is? What is the significance of what he says?
He says his name is One Hundred and Five, North Tower. This was the prison where he was a prisoner.

The Social Me

            It is difficult not to care what others think about us because others’ opinions mean so much to us. We are so worried about the way others view us that their opinion is very important to us. Our worry about what others care about us fuels how we act and carry ourselves. Everything we do is in reaction to how others act towards us. We don’t control the way that others see and think about us, but we do the best we can do make others see and think about us in a positive way. We often times change ourselves to meet the opinions of other people. It is not possible for us to control the opinions of others, but we do our best to make their opinions be positive. Everyday we get dressed thinking of what others will think about our outfits that day. One may wake up and chose an outfit that he/she knows someone else will like. We are entitled to want to please other people and make them think highly of us. We are so preoccupied worrying about what others think about us that we usually lose ourselves in the process. We base all of our actions on how others will react towards them. We cannot directly control others’ opinions about us but indirectly, we do so by acting or carrying ourselves a certain way to make their opinion about us change. Even when people are trying not to conform or meet the desires of others, we do so unconsciously. The opinion of those around us is as important as breathing. What others think about us determines how we live. Once a feeling has been made towards you, you will accept that feeling and live according to that feeling. It seems that whatever others think about you is what you are because you make yourself what they think you are. It is a continuing process of wanting to make others like/accept you, and one is never truly able to escape it, even after death.