A Tale of Two Cities

In A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens, the concept of love is shown clearly through the character Lucie Manette. Her love is so great is able to change the character of those she reaches out to. One of the men Lucie touches is her father, Doctor Manette, whom Lucie brought out of a horrible state of mind. This state of mind Doctor Manette was in was due to his imprisonment for eighteen years, and it seized when Lucie brought her love upon her father. Another one of the men, whose character was altered by Lucie’s love for him, was Jarvis Lorry. Before Lucie came into Lorry’s life, he was a lonely man, who went to work at Tellson’s Bank and then came home to an empty house. This went on day by day until he came to know Lucie, and this relationship gave Lorry someone to care for. A third man, whom Lucie reaches out to, is Sydney Carton. This man started out as a miserable wreck; he was a drunkard, a profligate, and a careless man. This was only until Lucie came into his life ...