who Sydney Carton is. Carton is compared to Stryver as the jackal‚ doing all the work for Stryver‚ while Stryver gets the credit. Chapter 5 is where Carton’s story begins. Dickens uses personification and gloomy diction to describe his attitude towards Carton as sympathetic. Using personification‚ Dickens starts the passage setting the scene Carton is in. Dickens says that‚ “the day was coldly looking in through its grimy windows. It seems as if the day is like this because of how Carton is.
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Interestingly‚ the book has many main characters. They are all developed throughout the entire story- some are flat and some are round. However‚ to many of the readers‚ one character seems to be very special and moving. The character‚ Sydney Carton‚ is probably the most memorable character in the novel. Dickens shows that he is round changing from a “jackal” and an alcoholic into a hero (although it is impossible to call him a protagonist)‚ sacrificing his own life for a woman he loved‚
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two cities starts of in the era of England and france in 1775.In A Tale of Two Cities‚ Charles Darnay tries to escape his heritage as a French aristocrat in the years leading up to the French Revolution. During the Revolution‚ he’s captured‚ but Sydney Carton‚ a man who looks like Darnay‚ takes his place and dies on the guillotine. Guillotine being a way they used to execute people by beheading them at that time and era. Clearly from the beginning we see how this person is killed because of simply looking
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towards the resemblance of Darnay and Carton‚ giving the reader the impression that their similar looks will play a key role later in the novel. The men are only similar in looks‚ as one has a family he loves‚ and the other has nothing and sees himself as an unredeemable man. During his emotional talk with Lucie‚ Carton says‚ “...there was any opportunity or capacity of sacrifice in it‚ I would embrace any sacrifice for you and for those dear to you” (147). Carton says he will sacrifice himself for
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Darnay’s unsafe condition‚ Carton experiences a pivotal moment whereupon he commits to a life-changing action. Carton is so moved by his love for Lucie‚ his desire for her happiness inspires a sacrificial act. Sydney offers his life in order to protect Lucie’s heart and her husband’s life. His response and action to this circumstance is considered‚ “a far‚ far better thing that I do‚ than I have ever done; it is a far‚ far better rest that I go than I have ever known.” (386). Carton shows the capacity to
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France because the French authorities abused their privileges and struck poverty‚ violence‚ and injustice. Madame Defarge‚ who is the antagonist‚ represents evil and hatred during the French Revolution. The protagonist‚ who can be identified as Sydney Carton or Dr. Mannette‘s family‚ exemplify justice and freedom of all the citizens. To fully understand Charles Dickens’s novel A
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The actions of the characters in A Tale of Two Cities are driven by previous events as well as internal struggles. During the novel‚ characters are put to the test to carry out their actions whether it is revenge or a search to find a purpose. Throughout the novel‚ Madame Defarge makes it obvious she has a hidden motive. She has a constant quest to disrupt the lives of Darnay and the Manettes. Madame Defarge is one of the three who accuses Darnay‚ sending him to prison again. She wants him put
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Abbas Engineer Zwick H English 10B‚ Per.1 14 February 2013 Addicted to Power A Tale of Two Cities‚ by Charles Dickens portrays many views on how power corrupts the minds of the rich and the poor. Dickens displays his disgust toward both sides. As it shows throughout the novel‚ power does corrupt the minds of all types of people‚ but there are a few people who can take the responsibility of power and help spread it toward others to build a better society. Back in the Eighteenth century‚
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characters who are recalled to life. These characters that turn their lives around in this novel are‚ Doctor Manette‚ Jerry Cruncher‚ and Sydney Carton. Doctor Manette nursed back to for life by his daughter after being imprisoned for 18 years; Jerry Cruncher‚ from his terrible job and abusive ways to being against his old ways and being more sensitive; and Sydney Carton redeems his sins and is reborn in afterlife. The stories of these three people are very different‚ yet they all end up with having a
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of his family in grave danger. In the end he is imprisoned‚ not once‚ but twice. The first time Dr. Manette is successful in obtaining his son-in-law’s acquittal and release. The second time‚ Sydney Carton must sacrifice his own life to save Darnay. Ironically‚ throughout the book‚ Darnay has scorned Carton and judged him to be a useless drunk; little does Darnay realize that the person
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