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Darnay And Sydney Carton Essay

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The Things Carton and Sydney Do For Love Sometimes people have to be brave in order to save someone they love. In the book, A Tale Of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens, the author focuses on the heroic attempts of Sydney Carton and Charles Darnay. He makes it seem as though Carton is insolent and indifferent, yet he puts others first and defends Charles, who shows great heroism by going back to France and being noble in his will to face death. Throughout the novel, Dickens compares the traits of Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton to reveal the theme, love requires sacrifice, because they both have strong feelings for Lucie Manette, put their own issues into the past, and make sacrifices for the cause of their enemies. Not only does Charles Darnay love Lucie, but Sydney Carton shows deep feelings for her as well. “ Let me carry through the rest of my misdirected life, the remembrance that I opened my heart to you, last of all the world; and that there was something left in me at this time which you could deplore and pity. “ (Dickens 155). …show more content…

" For you, and for anyone dear to you, I would do anything. (Dickens 156). Carton is certain that his solitary life could never include Lucie. He imagines instead: a happy family life for her and her loved ones. Sydney’s loyalties seem to be for everyone but himself. He knows that he will never be able to have a future, but he can always help to give someone their future back. Charles Darnay sacrifices his family name in order to ensure a better life for Lucie and their kids. “ Our family; our honourable family, whose honour is of so much account to both of us, in such different ways. Even in my father’s time, we did a world of wrong, injuring every human creature who came between us and our pleasure, whatever it was. “ (Dickens 127). Darnay knows how the Evremonde family treats people and does not want to be a part of

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