Tale Of Two Cities Redemption

Charles Dickens’s biased look on society was a result of his past, and shines through on his writing. His lower-class upbringing caused him to respect those who work up the “social ladder”, although he did not have the “near omniscience about human character” (The Dark Side of Dickens) of other authors during his time period. In Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities, he believes that those who are altruistic and sacrifice themselves for others are truly heroic. Redemption is the action of being saved from error or evil. In the novel, Dickens justifies his confidence in the likelihood of being recalled to life from a societal standpoint and in characters after they overcome the largest obstacle in their path. He expresses France’s chance of recovery

During his imprisonment, Doctor Manette faced isolation, torture, and other extremities that proved to be dehumanizing. With his memory gone, he was left with no hope for remedy other than his shoemaking, which in reality measured the depth of his relapses. Lucie’s presence and influence on her father is one like a mother to her child. To a child, the mother’s physical appearance and affections affect the child’s emotional and mental well-being. Since Lucie has a consoling impact on her father, she was the only one who “had the power of charming this black brooding from his mind” (81) and “was the golden thread that united him to a past beyond his misery, and to a Present beyond misery” (81). The maternal influence of Lucie on her father sheds light on her being the golden thread with supernatural abilities to heal by love, and bind together her family with her benevolent nature and charisma. She brings about the strength her father has from his past of sorrow and despair. Through Lucie’s powers, Doctor Manette was able to recover from his past and advance onward and become independent. Just as a child grows, and later repays their parents’ hard work when they are older, Doctor Manette seeks to help release Darnay from prison as an act of repayment to Lucie. Doctor Manette’s intention to repay Lucie is through the kindness of his heart and his own gratefulness to her, rather than a forced duty or responsibility. After the trial and his release, Darnay reverently thanks Doctor Manette for advocating for him. Lucie acknowledges this by laying “her head upon her father’s breast, as she had laid his poor head on her own breast long, long ago”(285). The swapped roles of Doctor Manette and Lucie enhance Doctor Manette’s recovery, and how “he was recompensed for his suffering”(285)