Charles Dickens shows that he greatly believes in sacrifice, by enabling many characters in the book to give up things for something that they love. In A Tale Of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, readers can feel how much the characters care for the sacrifices they make for each other. Charles Dickens starts the book with little kind acts that the characters do for one another, but as the book continues, the acts of kindness turn into great sacrifices. There are three characters in the book that perform huge sacrifices for the things that they care about. Charles Darnay, Miss Pross, and Dr. Manette all make great sacrifices because of their devotion to the things they love.
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Miss Pross has really gotten to know Lucie very well, and this is the reason why: “I have lived with the darling- or the darling has lived with me, and paid me for it; which she certainly should never have done, you make take your affidavit, if I could have afforded to keep either myself or her for nothing- since she was ten years old. And it’s really very hard,” said Miss Pross” (72). Miss Pross is like a mother figure to Lucie, and mothers do anything to protect their child. This is a hint or foreshadowing that Miss Pross will make a sacrifice to protect Lucie in the future, because Miss Pross has such a deep love for Lucie. Next, Miss Pross has found out that Dr. Manette has relapsed again, but she wants to keep it a secret from Lucie, because Miss Pross knows it will upset and worry her. Dickens says that “The secret was well kept, and Lucie was unconscious and happy” (152). Miss Pross shows that she cares about Lucie by not telling Lucie that her father has relapsed, because Miss Pross knows that it will worry Lucie. Thirdly, Miss Pross’ main concern is to protect Lucie: “It flashed upon Miss Pross’s mind that the doors were all standing open, and would suggest the flight. Her first act was to shut them. There were four in the room, and she shut them all. She then placed herself before the door of the chamber which Lucie had occupied” (284). When Miss Pross is face …show more content…
Manette has many relapses, but he takes the risk and sacrifices his mental state to make Lucie happy. First, Dr. Manette seems worried when he comes out of the room after talking to Charles Darnay on the wedding day: “The door of the Doctor’s room opened, and he came out with Charles Darnay. He was so deadly pale- which had not been the case when they went in together- that no vestige of colour was to be seen in his face” (149). Through Dickens’ use of imagery, the reader can tell that something is not right about what Darnay tells Dr. Manette, but Dr. Manette still lets Darnay marry Lucie. He does this because he knows how much Lucie loves him. Dr. Manette risks going into a relapse because of what Darnay tells him, but he does not care because he does not want to disappoint Lucie. Secondly, Dickens say, “Mr. Lorry hacked the shoemaker’s bench to pieces, while Miss Pross held the candle as if she were assisting at a murderer- for which, indeed, in her grimness, she was no unsuitable figure” (158). After a relapse that Dr. Manette has, Mr. Lorry convinces Dr. Manette to give up his bench and shoemaking tools because it is the best thing for Lucie. Dr. Manette sacrifices the last thing that was holding onto from prison because Lucie becomes worried when he relapses. Finally, the sacrifice that Dr. Manette does comes back to haunt him because he asks, “Where is my bench? I have been looking everywhere for my bench, and I can’t find it. What have they done with
Charles Darnay is very dedicated, and this is shown through the sacrifices …show more content…
Miss Pross has really gotten to know Lucie very well, and this is the reason why: “I have lived with the darling- or the darling has lived with me, and paid me for it; which she certainly should never have done, you make take your affidavit, if I could have afforded to keep either myself or her for nothing- since she was ten years old. And it’s really very hard,” said Miss Pross” (72). Miss Pross is like a mother figure to Lucie, and mothers do anything to protect their child. This is a hint or foreshadowing that Miss Pross will make a sacrifice to protect Lucie in the future, because Miss Pross has such a deep love for Lucie. Next, Miss Pross has found out that Dr. Manette has relapsed again, but she wants to keep it a secret from Lucie, because Miss Pross knows it will upset and worry her. Dickens says that “The secret was well kept, and Lucie was unconscious and happy” (152). Miss Pross shows that she cares about Lucie by not telling Lucie that her father has relapsed, because Miss Pross knows that it will worry Lucie. Thirdly, Miss Pross’ main concern is to protect Lucie: “It flashed upon Miss Pross’s mind that the doors were all standing open, and would suggest the flight. Her first act was to shut them. There were four in the room, and she shut them all. She then placed herself before the door of the chamber which Lucie had occupied” (284). When Miss Pross is face …show more content…
Manette has many relapses, but he takes the risk and sacrifices his mental state to make Lucie happy. First, Dr. Manette seems worried when he comes out of the room after talking to Charles Darnay on the wedding day: “The door of the Doctor’s room opened, and he came out with Charles Darnay. He was so deadly pale- which had not been the case when they went in together- that no vestige of colour was to be seen in his face” (149). Through Dickens’ use of imagery, the reader can tell that something is not right about what Darnay tells Dr. Manette, but Dr. Manette still lets Darnay marry Lucie. He does this because he knows how much Lucie loves him. Dr. Manette risks going into a relapse because of what Darnay tells him, but he does not care because he does not want to disappoint Lucie. Secondly, Dickens say, “Mr. Lorry hacked the shoemaker’s bench to pieces, while Miss Pross held the candle as if she were assisting at a murderer- for which, indeed, in her grimness, she was no unsuitable figure” (158). After a relapse that Dr. Manette has, Mr. Lorry convinces Dr. Manette to give up his bench and shoemaking tools because it is the best thing for Lucie. Dr. Manette sacrifices the last thing that was holding onto from prison because Lucie becomes worried when he relapses. Finally, the sacrifice that Dr. Manette does comes back to haunt him because he asks, “Where is my bench? I have been looking everywhere for my bench, and I can’t find it. What have they done with