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…differences between Okonkwo and the Defarges, both start from similar backgrounds. Both Dickens and Achebe have characters from the low end of society because it helps to show class struggle. Class struggle not only sums up the French revolution, which was the backdrop of A Tale of Two Cities, but was the motivating factor for nearly all of Okonkwo's actions. Struggle between classes in society was a crucial part of the theme of both novels.