Sydney Carton And Stryver
Thesis - Sydney Carton and Stryver illustrate the theme that appearance isn’t always the reality through their priority tasking, the passion of work, and love of Lucie.
Despite the amount of wasted time spent between both Sydney Carton and Stryver their times are spent much differently. Under the influence of alcohol, Sydney has a stronger grasp of reality, unlike Stryver. As with most who drink most of the time is spent in a depressive state or are unsatisfactory with what they have done. “ It is a far, far better thing that I do than I have ever done; It is a far, far better rest I go to than I have ever known,” (p.374). Despite the copious amounts of alcohol consumed by Carton and those who thought he would never amount to anything, in the end, he did something …show more content…
As an analogy that Dickens used to describe Sydney’s and Stryver's roles as the jackal and the lion. “Sydney Carton, idealist and most unpromising of men, was Stryver’s ally… Stryver never had a case in hand, anywhere, but Carton was there … Although Sydney Carton would never be a lion, he was an amazingly good jackal,” (p.78). This shows that when people look at Carton they do not see him as a passive aggressive lawyer which someone would hire, but in reality despite what Carton looks like he is a hard worker. As well as selfless as Sydney allows Stryver to take the credit and be the front man and is okay with it. “Mr. Stryver was a glib man, and an unscrupulous, and a ready, and a bold he had not that faculty of extracting the essence from a heap of statements, which is among the most striking and necessary of the advocate's accomplishments,” (p.79).Check p.244 Through the eyes of others Stryver is seen as a great success and thriving lawyer. As showed in the quote even though Stryver does not have the best intellectual sense he is bold and goes for what he wants. He has the greed to go on and grow his fame and
Despite the amount of wasted time spent between both Sydney Carton and Stryver their times are spent much differently. Under the influence of alcohol, Sydney has a stronger grasp of reality, unlike Stryver. As with most who drink most of the time is spent in a depressive state or are unsatisfactory with what they have done. “ It is a far, far better thing that I do than I have ever done; It is a far, far better rest I go to than I have ever known,” (p.374). Despite the copious amounts of alcohol consumed by Carton and those who thought he would never amount to anything, in the end, he did something …show more content…
As an analogy that Dickens used to describe Sydney’s and Stryver's roles as the jackal and the lion. “Sydney Carton, idealist and most unpromising of men, was Stryver’s ally… Stryver never had a case in hand, anywhere, but Carton was there … Although Sydney Carton would never be a lion, he was an amazingly good jackal,” (p.78). This shows that when people look at Carton they do not see him as a passive aggressive lawyer which someone would hire, but in reality despite what Carton looks like he is a hard worker. As well as selfless as Sydney allows Stryver to take the credit and be the front man and is okay with it. “Mr. Stryver was a glib man, and an unscrupulous, and a ready, and a bold he had not that faculty of extracting the essence from a heap of statements, which is among the most striking and necessary of the advocate's accomplishments,” (p.79).Check p.244 Through the eyes of others Stryver is seen as a great success and thriving lawyer. As showed in the quote even though Stryver does not have the best intellectual sense he is bold and goes for what he wants. He has the greed to go on and grow his fame and