The article's main point was to break down the different personalities of the narrator in A Tale of Two Cities. The article concluded that narrator played three different roles: the storyteller, the historian, and the polmecist.
When the narrator was the storyteller, it explained the straight plot, no more and no less.
As the historian, it took upon a different role. It still explained the story, but added more context than the characters whould have known, therefore being omnicient.
Finally, the narrator was often a polmecist. A polmecist is someone who creates arguments. When Dickens' chose to use this form of narration, he still accounted the story and retold the history, but he made them reflect his opinion. This is often found through Dicken's heavy handed use of satire to make comments in the novel.
Thank you for posting, Corrina!
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