What are some symbols from the Paris and London sections of A Tale of Two Cities?I need help identifying five symbols from Paris section and five...

Symbols are wonderful literary devices because not only do
they bring to life for the author significant meanings with their imagery, but they can
also extend their meanings in other areas. For instance, the symbol of the "Echoing
footsteps" that Lucie hears at her home in Soho in London, England, means the number of
people who will come into her life later.  At the same time, this symbol also means the
marching of the peasants as they storm the Paris prison, the Bastille, on July 14, 1789,
the date marked as the beginning of the French
Revolution.

•  Paris
  symbols:

the
wine-casket - this spills in Saint-Antoine, symbolizing
the forthcoming blood lust of the peasant/revolutionaries as well as the bloodshed of
the French aristocrats.

red -
bonnets rouges, or the red hats of the Jacques of
the revolution, symbolize blood.  Interestingly, on his last night of life, the sun sets
red for the Marquis d'Evredmonde, who remarks, "It will die out
directly." 

the gorgon -  a
grotesque carving that after his death assumes the two dents in the nose characteristic
of the Marquis d'Evremonde.  Made of stone, the gorgon also symbolizes the insensitivity
and cruelty of the Marquis who with sang-froid throws a coin to pay
for the insignificant death of the peasant boy that his carriage has
killed.

the monseigneur [a
parallel symbol to the lion]  - symbolic of the seigneurs, the wealthy
aritstocratic landowners who had others do any and all labor involved on their property
and within their chateaux.  The monseigneur has become so effete from having done
nothing physical for generations that in Chapter 7. Bk.2, he must have several servants
attend him in the morning as he attempts to drink his
chocolate.

the knitting of Madame Defarge
- the incessant and implacable weaving of the names of aristocrats onto a
death list is symbolic of the seemingly immutable fate of those named to die by the
revolutionaries.  It also symbolizes the personality of Mme. Defarge who has no
intention of turning back from her plan of
revenge.

Loadstone Rock -
symbolic of the magnetic pull felt by sailors, Darnay receives a letter from Gabelle
which pulls him to Paris.

•  London
  symbols:

the
lion [a parallel symbol to the monseigneur] -a symbol for C. J. Stryver,
who is not capable of sifting through all the legal briefs, etc, and organizing his case
that he must exploit the genius and talents of his dissolute partner, Sydney
Carton.

the jackal [a parallel
to John Basard/Roger Cly/Solomon Pross -  who is a double-spy and is used by the English
and French to sneak and obtain information. ]- A symbol attached to Sydney Carton who
does all the work for Stryver, but receives none of the glory.  Like the jackal from
whom the lion steals, Carton's brillance is stolen by
Stryver.

the golden thread - a
symbol (this symbol connects both Paris and London, too)for Lucie Manette, who awakens
the memory of her father with her blond hair that is like the blond hairs he has
cherished from the head of his wife, Lucie's mother.  Lucie acts as a thread that
connects the male characters to her, giving her the only identity she
has.

resurrection man - [a
parallel to Dr. Manette's becoming a resurrected man, brought back to the world from
imprisonment, and to Carton's being a resurrection man, given spiritual life with his
sacrificial death.

the night
shadows - In Chapter 3, Dickens reflects upon how little humans know of
each other as evinced in many of the characters.