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Patterns of Thematic Progression in C. Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities | ||
| Al-Adab Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 0, Issue 92, 2018, Pages 77-101 | ||
| Author | ||
| Ahmed Qadoury Abed | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The present study is an analysis of text development to 16 chapters (138 pages) of Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities. This is done by identifying the patterns of thematic progression. Danes' model is selected and modified, i.e. four patterns are found: simple linear, constant, splitting, and derived hyperthem; and three other patterns are proposed by the researcher himself, namely, linear-constant, constant –linear, and elliptic. It is found that these patterns are used relatively different, with over use of constant and elliptic progressions. This is due to the focus on repetition as a stylistic device. Identical rewording (with co-referentiality and word-class changes), synonymy, and possessive relationships are found the more usable connecting relationships between themes, or themes and rhemes. Key words: thematic progression, A Tale of Two Cities, C. Dickens | ||
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