Resurrection

==In a Tale of Two Cities resurrection plays and important role repeatedly throughout the novel which gives it a significant symbolic meaning. The characters Alexandre Manette, Charles Darnay, and Sydney Carton constantly make allusions to the theme. The beging of the novel introduces Alexandre Manette and displays how his daughter Lucie Manette restores him after he returns from the French prison, the Bastille. After spending 18 years imprisoned all the sanity and hope within his mind is extinguished, and he is no longer able to function in the world normally. His daughter Lucie Manette who was full of compassion and life displayed love that restored him to life, or resurrected him. Lucie Manette is also responsible for the resurrection of Sydney Carton whose life was insignificant at the begging of the story. He had no motivation in anything he did and had nothing to live for. He was a drunkard with a meaningless life until Lucie came along and brought him hope. After she told him she believed in him and knew he was capable of more he told her “for you, and for any dear to you, I would to anything.” This quote portrayed what Sydney Carton ended up doing with his life after he knew Lucie had faith and believed in him and all that he was capable of. Since Lucie saw this potential in him he led a suitable lifestyle and stopped drinking. Alexandre Manette as well as Sydney Carton were both granted another chance at life through Lucie Manettes passionate influences upon them. In the novel another character who took part in the theme of resurrection was Charles Darnay. Darnay married Lucie and was later put on trial for treason although he had not done anything wrong. Sydney Carton went as far as to save Charles Darnay from prison as well as death. Darnay and Carton had a similar appearance and due to this the court set Darnay free but had Carton not been present at his trial then Darnay would have been found guilty. As the novel progressed Darnay was later imprisoned in France for something his father and uncle were accountable for in previous years. The attempt to free Darnay falls through and he is left hopelessly imprisoned soon to be executed. Carton came up with a plan that ended up saving Charles Darnay but getting himself killed in the meantime. Since they had a similar appearance Sydney Carton went to the prison and traded places with Charles Darnay on the day of the execution. The reason behind this was because of his promise made to Lucie previously in the story. The sacrifice made by Sydney resurrected or gave Charles an extra chance to live his life. A couple of other instances in the novel where the theme resurrection was present was when Jerry Cruncher went to the cemetery and dug up bodies but claimed to be "an honest tradesman", also when the french aristocrat faked his own death and was found later alive and lastly when Roger Cly faked his death and was later "reborn" as a spy in a different country. The theme of resurrection reoccurs throughout a Tale of Two Cities which portays the impact the theme has on the novel.==