Tale Of Two Cities Sacrifice

Sacrifice, Social Conflicts and Death and Resurrection
In the novel “A Tale of Two Cities” The author Charles Dickens uses various themes such as death and resurrection, social conflicts and sacrifice. To convey different ideas to the reader. Dickens also uses many forms of figurative language to help convey the many themes. Foreshadowing, allusion and motifs is some of the many figurative languages that is used. The story takes place during the french revolution. The novel starts off with a popular quote “ It was the best of times, It was the worst of times” This quote shows that the novel is can be interpreted differently to everyone. The themes that is discussed in the novel may not even be relevant to the novel because of his big use of
“ The first book of the novel, ‘Recalled to Life’, traces the resurrection of Dr, Manette, who has been in prison for almost twenty years.(Sheryl 357). After the finding out that Dr. manette is still alive his daughter goes and searches for him. Dr, manette is locked in a Bastille, which is a prison. To Dickens the prison symbolizes the form of a grave. He also died in a psychological level since his family basically had forgotten about and didn't even know he had been in a prison for 20 years. Because of this his resurrection would be that he was alive all along and his family went to find him. Another example of death and resurrection would be with a Character named Charles Darnay. Darnay is being held in trail for given information to the british about France. Charles is resurrected during the trial after Carton had said that Darnay and himself look alike and that confuses the jury if it was really Darnay. Carton saves Darnay from his “grave” aka prison.a and was resurrected by Carton. The last and major example of death and resurrection is the Death of the character named Sydney Carton. “The theme of death and resurrection reaches its fullest expression in the character of Sydney Carton, a Christ figure who lays down his life for his friend(Sutherland)” He lets himself get executed in order to save the lives of others. Cartons resurrection has many meanings in the novel. In this case it means that he won't come back to life but will be in the hearts of other due to what he did. He started his life as a new person as it ended. His life has meaning and serves the way to a better