To separate a daughter and a father is to break the unbreakable, it can be explained as tearing a piece of beating heart out of the chest. To reunite them is a miracle that cannot be repaid. The meeting of Lucie Manette and her father in a small cell in Paris was a heartbreaking scene. Doctor Manette was barely a man, and broken by years of incarceration. So distraught he couldn't recognize his daughter. Doctor Manette’s imprisonment symbolized his death. Every hero must first die before proving himself. He had given up all hope of freedom and had parted, mind and soul. Simply waiting for his bodies demise. Charles Dickens named the title of this chapter “Recalled to Life.” The meeting of Doctor Manette and his beloved, his savior, Lucie symbolized Dr Manette, a dead man, being resurrected by his angel. Lucie did save her father's life, she did more than save him physically, she managed to bring back to life even the deepest recesses of his heart.
Underneath the plane tree Mr. Lorry, Charles Darnay, and Dr. Manette all lounge to please Lucie's request. They are all brought together by a common source, Lucie. Just like the branches of the trees are conjoin to the trunk. Charles Darnay begins a story of the Tower of London. He describes that in a dark gloomy cell, much like Dr. Manette's, there was the remains of a note found written by a prisoner shortly before his death. Dr. Manette starts suddenly grabbing his head and tearing his hair. This symbolizes his fear for losing his sanity because of Darnay’s family the Evremondes. Mr. Manette explains he started because large raindrops had surprised him. The rain symbolizing the despair that connects Charles Darnay and Dr. Manette. As the group moves indoors and the storm strengths, Sydney Carton arrives. Dr. Manette remarks about the rain, “It comes slowly.” Carton replies, “It comes surely.” These remarks represent the inevitable trouble the group is about to face. Charles Dickens describes the group as “waiting for Lightning” The group is waiting for the past to be brought to light.
Marquis St. Evremonde was a despicable nobleman who could not see past his greed and narcissism. Intolerant of the many impoverished French peasants, he shows no concern when on his way to the countryside he crushes a small child. The Evremonde name stands for corruption and wickedness. The small child represents the average French citizen being crushed by the cruelty of the French aristocrats. When Evremonde runs over the child he throws a gold coin at the grieving father. As the Evremonde turns to get back into the carriage the coin is thrown back whirling past his head. This symbolizes how the wealth of the nobility cannot protect them and will cause more suffering. Charles Dickens symbolism is a trademark of his, and to appreciate and understand the depths of his novels you must be aware of all the symbols.
Underneath the plane tree Mr. Lorry, Charles Darnay, and Dr. Manette all lounge to please Lucie's request. They are all brought together by a common source, Lucie. Just like the branches of the trees are conjoin to the trunk. Charles Darnay begins a story of the Tower of London. He describes that in a dark gloomy cell, much like Dr. Manette's, there was the remains of a note found written by a prisoner shortly before his death. Dr. Manette starts suddenly grabbing his head and tearing his hair. This symbolizes his fear for losing his sanity because of Darnay’s family the Evremondes. Mr. Manette explains he started because large raindrops had surprised him. The rain symbolizing the despair that connects Charles Darnay and Dr. Manette. As the group moves indoors and the storm strengths, Sydney Carton arrives. Dr. Manette remarks about the rain, “It comes slowly.” Carton replies, “It comes surely.” These remarks represent the inevitable trouble the group is about to face. Charles Dickens describes the group as “waiting for Lightning” The group is waiting for the past to be brought to light.
Marquis St. Evremonde was a despicable nobleman who could not see past his greed and narcissism. Intolerant of the many impoverished French peasants, he shows no concern when on his way to the countryside he crushes a small child. The Evremonde name stands for corruption and wickedness. The small child represents the average French citizen being crushed by the cruelty of the French aristocrats. When Evremonde runs over the child he throws a gold coin at the grieving father. As the Evremonde turns to get back into the carriage the coin is thrown back whirling past his head. This symbolizes how the wealth of the nobility cannot protect them and will cause more suffering. Charles Dickens symbolism is a trademark of his, and to appreciate and understand the depths of his novels you must be aware of all the symbols.