Parallel Tears

"Looking gently at him again, she was suprised and saddened to see that there were tear in his eyes. There were tears in his voice to..."(p.156).

" 'I try to be a good wife, Jerry,' the poor woman protested, with tears" (p.169).

In the reading from Tuesday night, The Fellow of No Delicacy and The Honest Tradesman, when looking for ideas that related to our motif, the abnormal amount of tears caught my attention. When investigating from whom the tears were shed, I came across an interesting parallel between characters; Mrs. Cruncher and Mr. Carton. Although their paths have not yet crossed, there are definite similarities between these characters. Both have had their emotional state disregarded and abused by other characters. They both have had incredible difficulty with their love lives, or lack their of. And now in the back to back chapters this parallel becomes somewhat more apparent with both characters letting out their built up frustration.