Orison Swett Marden, an author known for his philosophical works, once wrote: “You will be changed, shaped, shaped by your surroundings, by the character of the people who you come into contact with." Using these words, Marden summarizes what factors influence human beings and determine how they turn out. A similar scenario appears in Charles Dicken's A Tale of Two Cities, where two characters are initially driven by their love for different people, but soon turn into complete opposites. Madame DeFarge, fueled by love, becomes evil, while Sydney Carton, a lazy alcoholic, takes charge of his life after being motivated by love. The factor that separates their paths is their surroundings: Madame DeFarge lives in France, while Sydney Carton resides in England. Although their stories both begin with love, Madame DeFarge and Sydney Carton develop in opposite ways due to differences in their surroundings; ultimately suggesting that Dickens supports England's superiority over France because of how Carton's environment enhances it, while Mme. The environment in which Defarge lives encourages his brutality. Love is initially a large motivation for both Madame Defarge and Mr. Carton's actions due to its impact on their lives, however, their surroundings and the revolution are prominent in defining them. Towards the end of the book, Madame Defarge reveals that her family had been mistreated by the Evrémonde brothers because they had killed her sister and little brother (3.12.351-352). Madame DeFarge ends her sentence by saying, "tell Wind and Fire to stop, but don't tell me" (3.12.352). She is angry at the Evrémonde brothers because the family she loved so much was killed by them, but at the end of her sentence, her tone indicates an emotion... in the center of the paper... reason Cartone is able to leave go his laziness. It's the environment that surrounds them that makes the difference even if they start with love. Madame DeFarge witnesses constant brutality and transforms into an angry and vengeful woman because she lives in the heart of the French Revolution, where brutality is accepted. In contrast, Carton is surrounded by benevolent people in relatively calm England, where he learns to add meaning to his life. Dickens uses Madame DeFarge's sinking into the abyss as a way to argue that France was not as good as England. Furthermore, by using the comparison between the justice system and the fact that Carton not only improved his life but became the hero of the novel because of the way England and its people shaped him, Dickens strongly leans by the fact that England is more superior to France. of two cities - Charles Dickens