How Is Hate Presented In A Tale Of Two Cities

Love and Hate, a clashing force with a common purpose: to unify people and bring about change, but which is more powerful? In A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, the theme of love and hate can be found throughout the novel. Lucie’s “Golden Thread” tied all the men in her life together, transforming them into a better person. She is a virtuous woman who represents unconditional love and inspires loyalty and compassion in others. On the other hand, Madame Defarge’s abhorrence towards the aristocrats weaved together the peasants of France, allowing them to revolt and achieve vengeance. Her inexorable rage motived the revolutionaries, stopping at nothing until a change has been made. The character of Lucie is rich with love and emotion that …show more content…
However, in the end kindness is capable of overcoming hate and despair regardless of our time and place in history. Love has the power to bring out the best qualities in people and transform them from being miserable to a person who commits selfless acts and sacrifices for the ones they are loyal to. The perfect example of personified love is Lucie. She has the ability to bind together people that come into her life using her “golden thread”. Her “golden thread” symbolizes new life, happiness, and recalling people back to life. In the beginning of the novel, Lucie goes to France to see her long lost Father, Dr. Manette. When Lucie reunited with her father, she recalled his diminished soul and brought him back to life. “His cold white head mingled with her radiant hair, which warmed and lighted it as though it were the light of Freedom shining on him” (Dickens, 48). Lucie was able to guide her father out of his miserable state and back into reality. The love he has for Lucie, helped him regain his mind, conquer the looming darkness of his past, and ultimately welcome Darnay as his son-in-law. Additionally, his capability to