Comparison Of Charles Darnay In A Tale Of Two Cities

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Living life for other people is a way of life people have been trying to master for years. While Jesus Christ is the only human to completely do it, other humans have come close to being selfless in everything they do. Charles Darnay, a character in Charles Dicken’s A Tale of Two Cities, and Jonathan, the son of Saul, from First Samuel in the Bible, are legitimately selfless people and show multiple similarities in the way they act and treat those around them. While passing on wealth and power for the benefit of other people, Jonathan and Charles Darnay show benevolence as they love the people their families hurt and make up for the wrongdoing their relatives

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