<Tab/>Why do some people think life is so bad when it could be worse? Charles Dickens uses the statement "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the …showed first 75 words of 623 total…

…showed last 75 words of 623 total…time frame people are living in. If someone makes the best that they possibly can out of life, they wont have a problem finding that better life. On the other hand, if no one tries to accomplish anything, that worse life will be found. Everyone has control over their own life and the choices they make, either the good ones or the bad ones. Dickens portrays each of these in A Tale of Two Cities.