Here Comes the Light

an Essay Comparing’ “Here Comes The Sun”, to’ “A Tale of Two Cities”

by Chris Bowdler

9th Grade English

Pine Point School

11/17/11

There are certain, striking similarities between, “A Tale of Two Cities”, by Charles Dickens and between, “Here Comes the Sun”, by the Beatles. Both of these songs have something to do with finding “light” in life. In relationship to my life I think of the light that my friends bring to my life on a daily basis. You can find light in anything, but it will do the exact same thing, brighten your life.

There are several similarities between,” Here Comes the Sun”, and the line “It was the season of light, it was the season of darkness”, from," A Tale of Two Cities". Both of these phrases can be interpreted figuratively and are very similar. They are both about getting through hard times, and how you have to keep your head held high. Everyone can find light in some way or another, but everyone sees darkness at one time in their life. They have a different mood to them though. Here comes the sun is a very positive song about looking forward to tomorrow and not thinking twice about what went wrong yesterday. “A Tale of Two Cities”, on the other hand, is a very somber story. It is like a person trying to find the happiness in life, but not quite succeeding. The mood is what separates these two works of art the most; it’s happy in the song, sad in the book. In, “Here Comes the Sun”, the mood is only brightening- like the smile of a child on Christmas day.  In,” A Tale of Two Cities”, the mood seems to only be getting darker- like on a cloudy winters day. There is such a close similarity between, Here Comes the Sun”, and,” A Tale of Two Cities”; could the Beatles have been thinking about the line,” It was the season of light, it was the season of darkness”, when they wrote it?

Everyone can find their sun in different places, and I find mine in the form of my friends. I cannot stand being kept away from them, it isn’t right, and it isn’t fair. Sometimes I feel like I don’t know what to do with myself when I’m away from them. When I’m by myself I feel bored, jaded, empty, and wish more than anything to see my friends. My friends are able to bring me to life. My friends are simply a breath of fresh air for me, they are warm sweeping relief, and they cannot keep me from smiling brightly. Sadly I cannot always be with my friends, but maybe that is a good thing, because when I do see my friends it is even more special.  My friends are life my very own, personal sun. There are times in the day when I can’t see them, and times of the day when I can see them. My friends shine brighter than the real sun to help me light my day. My friends bring a certain light to my life- a light that burns bright and true, today, tomorrow, and for the rest of time.

There are so many connections between my life, “A Tale of Two Cities”, and “Here Comes the Sun.”These two great stories will always bring a shine to your day. You can find light in anything, but it will always do the same thing for you, brighten your life.

SELF ASSESSMENT:
One issue that I am continuing to work on is placing comas in the correct place. I think that my strongest point in this essay is my assonance. I don’t think that my antithesis is very strong. I think that this essay is worth a B