Lucie Manette, Sydney Carton changes both physically and spiritually. Carton has no view on life or anything else around him, except for Lucie. Carton is just way too brilliant to indulge in his own wantonness. He is young and careless but expresses an uncanny likeness to himself and others. Carton is given to self-examination, yet never says anything to help the reader understand why he is so melancholy. Sydney Carton goes through a series of conflicts that characterize and change who he really
incorporates and highlights the rapid changes of the French Revolution as they overcome the characters’ lives. These serious changes noticeably transform the characters, especially Sydney Carton, as they are forced to overcome trials, mature, and strengthen relationships. In Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, Sydney Carton, a bitter, somber man who has no reason to live, “resurrects” into a selfless hero due to his devoted love for Lucie Manette. When Sydney Carton is first
Sydney Carton was the most dynamic character as the French Revolution went on. He appeared as an indolent attorney who had a serious drinking problem before he met Lucie and her family. He did not care about anything around him, just as no one paid attention on him. The French Revolution, however, brought a tremendous change on Carton. According to Dickens, a jackal helped the lion, but the lion took the entire honor at the end. He used this example to reveal Carton’s life: “Although Sydney Carton
begun to practice as a medical professional again, just in time to testify at a court session where a Mr. Darnay was being charged with treason against England; Lucie’s testimony is so moving to the audience, however, as well as the ingenious of Sydney Carton, the lawyer’s aide, who pointed out the similarities between himself and Darnay,
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is a novel which fully encompasses the motif of duality or a situation or nature that has two states or parts that are complementary or opposed to each other. These similarities and differences which coincide in the novel so seamlessly create a work which is brimming with the aspects that are relatable to all ages as well as all generations. Through theme, character and setting, Dickens creates a world which mimics the reality of the time period while also
United to Carton through their love for Lucie, he remains faithful to the family and her (“A Tale of Two Cities”). Protecting them by telling the family he is simply going to France for a business trip, he instead attempts to fix the problems caused by his past (Dickens