In his novel A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens explores the complex nature of mob mentality. It analyzes the rise of a group of individuals towards a single body. For this being to function, Dickens illustrates how the person loses their individuality to the crowd. It also shows how people get drawn into the crowd and commit crimes under the influence of the crowd. This mental transformation parallels the shift from mob to monster and the shift from order to disorder. By giving the crowd animal characteristics, Dickens defines the behavior of this wild beast. These actions illustrate the growing chaos within the crowd and its inconsistent behavior. The mob is not so wild that it is uncontrollable since some self-appointed leaders emerge to lead it. These leaders, however, exploit this flaw in the crowd's terrifying qualities to incite further chaos while following their agenda. As the novel progresses, Dickens accentuates the crowd's tendency toward violence and bloodshed amid growing disarray. To reinforce these characteristics throughout the novel, Di...