A New and Better Life through Rebirth

The saying “recalled to life” in Tale of Two Cities (1859) signifies bringing people back from death, but it also reveals the transformation of characters as they face their obstacles.

Resurrection is a common theme for stories. In order for someone or something to be resurrected, it must first be created and then dilapidated. The focus in A Tale of Two Cities is on the dilapidated and resurrection portion of this pattern. There are a myriad of examples in this novel of resurrection. Specific people, groups of people, and even France are all examples of resurrection in A Tale of Two Cities. The theme of resurrection applies to Sydney Carton and Dr. Manette in A Tale of Two Cities written by Charles Dickens.

How can someone be “recalled to life”? It is a blazing strange statement. In Charles Dickens’ novel, A Tale of Two Cities, there are many people who are or help someone else to be recalled to life. In particular, there are three main characters that experience this. Dr. Manette, Charles Darnay, and Sydney Carton are all resurrected, as implied by the statement “recalled to life”.

  In A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens, many characters are given second chances as their lives are resurrected. The central heroine woman, Lucy Manette, is responsible for the resurrections of Sydney Carton and Dr. Alexander Manette's lives. She gives them inspiration and love to help them recover from their seemingly hopeless states. In turn, Carton gives up his own life in order to save a friend. The lives of Sydney Carton, Dr. Manette, and Charles Darnay are all resurrected at times when hope is lost.

A Tale of Two Cities, a book written by Charles Dickens in 1859, describes the situation of France and the French Revolution. At the end of Chapter Six, Dr. Manette, Lucie Manette, Charles Darnay, Sydney Carton, and Miss Pross are at a Tea Party. A turbulent storm occurs and incites an eerie mood within the characters. Charles Darnay starts telling a story about a paper he found. After telling the story, Dr. Manette begins to feel ill. Following this is a section which contains multiple literary elements. In Chapter Six, Dickens utilizes descriptive literary devices, such as imagery, personification, and anaphora, to foretell the French Revolution and set the mood of the passage.

A tale of two cities by Charles Dickens is centered at a time of despair and corruption. This time is known as the french revolution and takes place within a 17 year period, starting in 1775 - 1792. This book shows the injustice and some consequences leading to the revolution and the events in which they happened. It is also focused on the spiritual and political freedoms desired by the many people involved in the revolution. The revolution is driven by the need and desire for power.

The book, “A Tale of Two Cities”, has many hidden themes throughout the book. One of the main, and more noticeable themes is resurrection, or as the book words, being recalled to life. Recalled means being restored or brought back from something, therefore recalled to life would be like a human restoration or a new found way of life. There are many character in the book who could be said to have been “Recalled to Life”, but one of the main characters who was, is Dr. Manette.

Resurrection can have many different meanings when applied to different situations. Physically, it could mean being brought back from the dead. Metaphorically, it could mean that someone has changed very dramatically in a period of time. For example, if someone who was originally very lazy becomes exceptionally productive, that could be considered a resurrection. In A Tale Of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, Dickens embodies the theme of resurrection in Manette, Carton, and Darnay and uses these characters enhance the main idea that people can change over time because of the influence and actions of other people.

Dickens uses motif and character to show how dissatisfaction in the general public can bring down society, and can only be resuscitated through a sacrifice and resurrection. The motif of doubles is seen throughout A Tale of Two Cities. One such counterpart is London and Paris. This pair of doubles illustrates how discontent can make a society crumble. Each capital represents the country that they are the capital of. In the beginning of the book, there are constant comparsions between Paris and London, whether by the country, city, or its people. Vicious violence occurred in both countries. In England, there is no trust, as shown by how a “highway man in the dark was a City tradesman in the light”, everyone is two-faced; while in France, religion

You are riding in the tumbil to your death, you think of how Jesus felt carrying the cross to his death. Did he know he was going to receive a second chance? Will you receive a second chance? Few citizens of the French Revolution resurrected, but many lost their lives trying to. Charles Dickens captures some of the horrific times prior to and during the French Revolution in his novel, A Tale of Two Cities. Resurrection offers struggling people a purpose in life, like Dr. Manette, Charles Darnay, and Sydney Carton.

In the Charles Dickens’ novel, A Tale of Two Cities, love and compassion have the power to revive and resurrect people from even the worst circumstances. The most prominent example of resurrection in this novel is that of Dr. Manette. Dr. Manette was imprisoned in the Bastille for 18 years prior to being revived back to life. “Jerry, say that my answer was, Recalled to Life,” (pg 7). Here

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair” (Dickens 3). The duality of the revolution is presented in the novel, A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, it shows the true nature of the French Revolution and its powerful impact over the citizens, as Lucie and her beloved husband, Charles Darnay, get torn apart by the uprising revolutionaries that only see with vengeance in their eyes. When Darnay travels to Paris to rescue a fellow friend, he is taken away by the revolutionaries and put in prison

People need someone by their side to be there for them through thick and thin in life. In the book Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is a romance, catastrophe and mess with your brain kind of novel. This novel is supposed to get your hopes up with love and just crush it when the reader thinks everyone is going to live happily ever after. Just when the reader thinks they know what's gonna happen, something else happens. In the novel 3 characters, named Charles Darnay, Sydney Carton and Doctor Manette get recalled to life with the help from at least one person.

Resurrection is the revitalization or revival of something or someone. The theme of resurrection was ubiquitous throughout the novel A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens through symbolism on a societal and individual level. In the book there is no literal resurrection through rising of the dead, but instead through transformation. This is shown specifically and most importantly through Sydney Carton, Charles Darnay and Dr. Manette by Manette’s growth after being freed from his 18 year imprisonment, Sydney's selflessness at the guillotine and Darnay's change of social status. All of these examples show resurrection in the perspective of change.

Sacrifice, even when it comes to one’s ultimate end, is crucial in order to survive as a productive race. In the book Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, he illustrates the hardships of the early-nineteenth-century lifestyles. With the resurrection of an evicted man, the novel sprouts from a broken family recovering and growing. This novel incorporates many grand gestures and adventures, such as the French Revolution, treason trials, and the sacrifice of one’s own life in the name of love.