Sacrifice and the Consequences of it
Charles Dickens, born on February 7, 1812 in Portsmouth England, became a successful novelist before the young age of 25. Though a talented writer in many categories, he was the most talented in his fictional works. In 1859, after Dickens became a realist, he wrote the renowned Victorian novel A Tale of Two Cities. The story was written years after the French Revolution. Throughout the story, Charles Dickens teaches us lessons through the major themes he writes of. He writes of sacrifice, fate, revenge, and man’s inhumanity to man. Through these themes the readers get a realistic image of how the French Revolution changed the face of Europe. Characters who show major sacrifices in the name of love are Dr. …show more content…
Sydney is a quiet guy who keeps to him but listens and observes very well. He is the kind of person to do things for others before he does for himself; he makes others more important than he. As he states in the book “I did exercises for other boys, and seldom did my own (67)”. Throughout the book Sydney Carton is described as a jackal; in some instances he is compared to a lion. Jackals do all of the hard work in the savannah while lions take all of the credit for their work. This is no exception, the relationship with Sydney Carton, the jackal, and Stryver, the lion, is the same. In their jobs, Carton does all the work concerning the cases while Stryver gets all the credit for it. But his ultimate sacrifice, his life, is for Lucie Manette. As Charles is on trial for his death, and no one knows how to recall him back to life from prison, all other options are exhausted. Carton decides to take charge for once and be the hero in the situation. He wants to do this for Lucie and her family, but mostly for himself. He wasted his whole life by being in the shadows and not receiving the credit he deserves, so he hopes by doing this action it will turn his life around and make it meaningful by helping the love of his life. Carton knows that his sacrifice will not be a waste because as he proclaims in the book, “I see that I hold a sanctuary in their hearts, and in the hearts of their descendants, generations hence…. I know that each was not more honored and held sacred in the other’s soul. Than I was in the souls of both (292).” He knows that for what he is doing he will be remembered, and will forever live in their hearts for it. He will be immortalized through their family, with a son named after him, and in their
Charles Dickens, born on February 7, 1812 in Portsmouth England, became a successful novelist before the young age of 25. Though a talented writer in many categories, he was the most talented in his fictional works. In 1859, after Dickens became a realist, he wrote the renowned Victorian novel A Tale of Two Cities. The story was written years after the French Revolution. Throughout the story, Charles Dickens teaches us lessons through the major themes he writes of. He writes of sacrifice, fate, revenge, and man’s inhumanity to man. Through these themes the readers get a realistic image of how the French Revolution changed the face of Europe. Characters who show major sacrifices in the name of love are Dr. …show more content…
Sydney is a quiet guy who keeps to him but listens and observes very well. He is the kind of person to do things for others before he does for himself; he makes others more important than he. As he states in the book “I did exercises for other boys, and seldom did my own (67)”. Throughout the book Sydney Carton is described as a jackal; in some instances he is compared to a lion. Jackals do all of the hard work in the savannah while lions take all of the credit for their work. This is no exception, the relationship with Sydney Carton, the jackal, and Stryver, the lion, is the same. In their jobs, Carton does all the work concerning the cases while Stryver gets all the credit for it. But his ultimate sacrifice, his life, is for Lucie Manette. As Charles is on trial for his death, and no one knows how to recall him back to life from prison, all other options are exhausted. Carton decides to take charge for once and be the hero in the situation. He wants to do this for Lucie and her family, but mostly for himself. He wasted his whole life by being in the shadows and not receiving the credit he deserves, so he hopes by doing this action it will turn his life around and make it meaningful by helping the love of his life. Carton knows that his sacrifice will not be a waste because as he proclaims in the book, “I see that I hold a sanctuary in their hearts, and in the hearts of their descendants, generations hence…. I know that each was not more honored and held sacred in the other’s soul. Than I was in the souls of both (292).” He knows that for what he is doing he will be remembered, and will forever live in their hearts for it. He will be immortalized through their family, with a son named after him, and in their