Sydney Carton is probably the most dynamic Character in A Tale of Two Cities. With barely and information about him, Dickens keeps us wondering why he is the way he is. He’s a brilliant and handsome 25-year-old lawyer who is very successful. But instead, he is known as a drunken man, stumbling along the street. At the court we saw as he “sat leaning back, with his torn gown half off him, his untidy wig put on”, making him look sloppy and disorganized. He is depicted as wasting his brilliance and youth on alcohol and misery. But, why is he like this?
He was obviously hurt in the past and went through many painful experiences. It is known that his parents died when he was a child and that he was often writing other kids homework for school. So you can infer that he has always been a very smart person. So why is he in such misery? Why does he dislike himself and make his reputation look bad? He must have gone through an emotional trauma, like his parents dying. He might have also done something terrible in the past, making him believe that he will always be worthless. He could have also been bullied at school, and since he was an orphan, he didn’t have his parents there for support. He drowns his feeling with alcohol and act so careless, that dickens says, “Mr. Carton’s manner was so careless as to be almost insolent.” He shows all the signs of depression, which would explain the way he acts. When Lucie comes along …show more content…
Many argue that his death seemed like he was giving up and just looked for an easy way out of life, but really he did it for Lucie and Lucie. He loved her so much and decided that of he couldn’t save himself, then he would save the Darnay family. His final thoughts “It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.” show his certainty and
He was obviously hurt in the past and went through many painful experiences. It is known that his parents died when he was a child and that he was often writing other kids homework for school. So you can infer that he has always been a very smart person. So why is he in such misery? Why does he dislike himself and make his reputation look bad? He must have gone through an emotional trauma, like his parents dying. He might have also done something terrible in the past, making him believe that he will always be worthless. He could have also been bullied at school, and since he was an orphan, he didn’t have his parents there for support. He drowns his feeling with alcohol and act so careless, that dickens says, “Mr. Carton’s manner was so careless as to be almost insolent.” He shows all the signs of depression, which would explain the way he acts. When Lucie comes along …show more content…
Many argue that his death seemed like he was giving up and just looked for an easy way out of life, but really he did it for Lucie and Lucie. He loved her so much and decided that of he couldn’t save himself, then he would save the Darnay family. His final thoughts “It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.” show his certainty and