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A Tale of Two Cities

d being read the court decided to send Charles Darnay, formerly Evremode, to his death. He was the last of the Evremode family and was held responsible. On the day of his execution he was visited by Sydney Carton, his "twin", who drugged him and took his place. Carton loved Lucie, but knew he could never have her, so he vowed to sacrifice himself for her or anyone she loves.As Carton is about to be killed he sees a vision of his own survival in the memories of the Darnay family. They named their son after him; he will become a judge. This was a dream of Carton's own ambitions in life; there fore he is happy and dies with a self respect and triumph.Dickens theme of the novel was resurrection or being recalled to life. The way Dr. Manette was rescued and nursed back to good health; therefore being brought back to life. Another example is the French Revolution, and how the people were set free by it; they were no longer held prisoners either in prison or in their own minds. When Jarvis Lorry started working at Tellson's Bank he was a young man like Dr. Manette was when he went to prison, but both the bank and the prison aged both men. Dickens was comparing both places to be similar to each other, and set the scene that both countries had citizens who were held prisoners. The novel shows the darker side of Dickens and his writing; he puts violence and drama along with action and suspense to create a novel that almost any can enjoy....

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