Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities Jarvis Lorry, an employee of Tellson's Bank, was sent to find Dr. Manette, an unjustly imprisoned doctor, in Paris and bring him back to England. Lucie, Manette's daughter who thought that he was dead, accompanied Mr. Lorry. When arriving at Defarge's wine shop in Paris, they found Mr. Manette in a dreadful state and took him back to London with them. Mr. Manette could not remember when or why he …

…nanny to Lucie, and escaped with Lucie. Carton sacrificed his life for Lucie, her father, and Darnay at the guillotine and died in triumph. Dickens attempted to show his readers the power and dangers of a revolution. He was biased with a sympathy for the victims, especially for children. As Carton gave his life for Darnay and Lucie, his final vision of a better society seemed to be an awesome way to end the novel.