In his novel, A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens explores the complex nature of mob mentality. Analyzes the momentum accumulated by a group of individuals towards a single body. In order for this being to function, Dickens illustrates how the person loses his individuality to the crowd. It also shows how people get drawn into the mob and commit crimes when they are under the influence of the mob. This mental transformation parallels the change from crowd to monster and the change from order to disorder. By attributing animal characteristics to the crowd, Dickens defines how this ferocious beast acts. These actions describe the growing chaos within the crowd and its volatile behavior. The crowd is not so wild as to be uncontrollable as some self-proclaimed leaders emerge to direct it. These leaders, however, exploit this flaw in the mob's terrifying qualities to incite more pandemonium while following their own agenda. As the novel progresses, Dickens accentuates the mob's tendency towards violence and bloodshed amidst the growing disorder. To reinforce these characteristics throughout the novel, Di...