A Tale Of Two Cities: Recalled To Life

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last chapters of the book. Sydney Carton has recently switched places with his look alike, Darnay, and is awaiting the guillotine. While he awaits his death he thinks, “It is a far, far better thing that I do, then I ever done, it is far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.” Through these words Sydney recognizes that by sacrificing his life for Darnay, a loved one of Lucie’s, he will be doing the best thing that he has ever done and can do. Sydney is finally satisfied with himself, he is no longer a drunken fool, but a hero that now can live or die with himself. By dying, and saving Darnay for Lucie, Sydney Carton is “recalled to life.”
Throughout this book “recalled to life” has been the most important theme. Almost all main characters in this novel “recalled to life.” This theme was important because it allowed us, the readers, to see the characters trates being used by them and to understand how much a character would do for another. When Carton represented ...

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