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Essay Galaxy - A Tale Of Two Cities
-LUCIE MANETTE (DARNAY)
One way you may approach Lucie Manette is as the central figure of
the novel. Think about the many ways she affects her fellow
characters. Although she is not responsible for liberating her
father, Dr. Manette, from the Bastille, Lucie is the agent who
restores his damaged psyche through unselfish love and devotion. She
maintains a calm, restful atmosphere in their Soho lodgings,
attracting suitors (Charles Darnay, Stryver, Sydney Carton) and
brightening the life of family friend Jarvis Lorry.
Home is Lucie's chosen territory, where she displays her fireside
virtues of tranquility, fidelity, and motherhood. It's as a symbol
of home that her centrality and influence are greatest. Even her
physical attributes promote domestic happiness: her blonde hair is a
"golden thread" binding her father to health and sanity,....
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