How Does Sydney Carton Change
In A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, Sydney Carton transforms from a self-doubting, negligent man to a caring, valiant hero which shows how love can change a person drastically as he is “recalled to life” during his time with Charles Darnay, Mr. Lorry, and Lucie Manette.
Sydney Carton’s relationship with Charles Darnay is unique because he is the husband to Lucie while Carton is in love with her, and thinks he will never do any good in his lifetime, but becomes his savior. While talking to the newly freed Darnay after his trial, he shows his self pity when he says, “I am a disappointed drudge, sir. I care for no man on earth, and no man on earth cares for me” (Dickens 85). He describes himself as a “drudge” which is someone who does dull work and how no one cares for him, showing how he thinks of his life as meaningless because he has no purpose to do anything since it is dull. He is “recalled to life” after Darnay is on trial again after a letter is found which states how his family hurt many people. He is sentenced to be killed and Lucie becomes sad. Carton only wants the best for Lucie and creates a plan to switch places with Darnay, meaning he will be the one to die. When he goes to Darnay’s cell to switch places he is described as, “There was something so bright and remarkable in his look, that, for the …show more content…
He becomes a hero because he realizes his love is strong and that he is willing to die to prove it, even if Lucie will never love him back, exemplifying how love can cause people to take drastic measures to win someone over or have them realize it. His willingness to kill himself so Lucie thinks of him as a hero proves how deep love can go and make someone do things they would never do, showing it can be a driving factor in bringing out a person’s true
Sydney Carton’s relationship with Charles Darnay is unique because he is the husband to Lucie while Carton is in love with her, and thinks he will never do any good in his lifetime, but becomes his savior. While talking to the newly freed Darnay after his trial, he shows his self pity when he says, “I am a disappointed drudge, sir. I care for no man on earth, and no man on earth cares for me” (Dickens 85). He describes himself as a “drudge” which is someone who does dull work and how no one cares for him, showing how he thinks of his life as meaningless because he has no purpose to do anything since it is dull. He is “recalled to life” after Darnay is on trial again after a letter is found which states how his family hurt many people. He is sentenced to be killed and Lucie becomes sad. Carton only wants the best for Lucie and creates a plan to switch places with Darnay, meaning he will be the one to die. When he goes to Darnay’s cell to switch places he is described as, “There was something so bright and remarkable in his look, that, for the …show more content…
He becomes a hero because he realizes his love is strong and that he is willing to die to prove it, even if Lucie will never love him back, exemplifying how love can cause people to take drastic measures to win someone over or have them realize it. His willingness to kill himself so Lucie thinks of him as a hero proves how deep love can go and make someone do things they would never do, showing it can be a driving factor in bringing out a person’s true