Lucie+Manette

Morgan Shearer Lucie Manette December 13th,2012

Throughout the novel, A Tale of Two Cities, Lucie Manette who was a major, yet flat character, became a prime example of compassion and unconditional love. Her father, Doctor Manette, was imprisoned for 18 years so she never met him until she herself was 18. But the fact that she did not even know him did not sway her decision to dedicate her live to his well being and safety once he was out of prison and had nowhere to go. Lucy also was known in the book for bringing out great qualities of those around her and that is why her nickname was "the Golden Thread".



Another example of Lucie being a positive influence is how she is alluded to light. Throughout the book, the Defarges are shown to be a "darkness" or "shadow" that lingers around the characters, casting a negative energy. Lucie's good energy, or "light" counteracts the darkness of the Defarges.

Lucie's positive energy made her very appealing to most men and Lorry, Carton and Darnay all found themselves in love with her.

Overall, Lucie Manette was a character who displayed only good qualities and surrounded those around her with love, positive energy, and security. She made a commitment to her family and didn't leave their sides even when things were tough and always chose their comfort over hers.