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A 5 page research paper that discusses the character of Sydney Carton from A Tale of Two Cities as a Christ-like figure. The writer argues that, over the course of the narrative, Carton undergoes a metamorphosis that transforms his inner self into a facsimile of the giving nature of Darnay, the man he so closely resembles physically. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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(2002). He then goes on to elaborate with a series of antithetical attributions that serve to delineate the novels historical ambience (Anonymous, 1995). This intriguing linkage of opposites as "coexistent
truths" can also be seen in the novels characterization. For example, Lucie Manette and Madame Defarge can be viewed as archetypal aspects of the feminine, one embodying all
good aspects and the other the epitome of evil (Anonymous, 1995). Similarly, Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton, at first glance, appear to
be mirror opposites, as Darnay is altruistic, idealistic, and totally noble, while Carton is a reprobate who has led a dissipated life until meeting Lucie Manette. However, over the course
of the narrative, Carton undergoes a metamorphosis that transforms his inner self into a facsimile of the giving nature of Darnay, the man he so closely resembles physically. Therefore, by
the end of the novel when Carton makes the ultimate sacrifice, he has become a Christ-like figure in many ways through his sacrifice, but also through his rejection of
his former self in favor of becoming more like Charles Darnay. Carton is something of a paradoxical character from the point where the reader first meet him. He is
obviously keenly intelligent, and it is clear that, if he applied himself, he could have achieved any goal to which he might have aspired. Nevertheless, despite these attributes, he remains
a rather uncaring individual who prefers to pursue a debauched lifestyle. Nevertheless, Carton is definitely one of the few characters in this novel to come across to the modern reader
as "real." This is precisely because Dickens allows the reader to see Cartons faults. Lucie and Charles Darnay seem almost too perfect to be flesh and blood people.
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