Sacrifice in A Tale of Two Cities Essay -- Charles Dickens

New Wark or New YorkA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is a story of great sacrifices being make for the sake of principle. There are many examples of this throughout the book made by many of the characters but some or more evident than others. In Book The First, entitled Recalled to Life, the most obvious sacrifice for the sake of principle was made by Dr. Manette. He is imprisoned for eighteen years in the Bastille, for no apparent reason. Another noticeable sacrifice made for the sake of principle was made in Book The Second, entitled The Golden Thread, also by Dr. Manette. Charles Darnay reveals the faithfulness about himself and about his family history. He tells Dr. Manette his real identity and that he is heir to the Marquis St. Evremonde. In Book The Third, entitled The Track of a Storm, Sydney Carton makes an stupefying sacrifice for the sake of principle when he fulfills his promise to Lucie Manette, his genuine love, that he willing one day sacrifice himself for t he person whom Lucie loves. In Recalled to Life, Dr. Manette makes a genuinely great sacrifice for the sake of principle. All through the cold and restless interval, until dawn, they once more whispered in the ears of Mr. Jarvis Lorry-sitting opposite the buried man who had been cut into out, and wondering what subtle powers were for ever lost to him, and what were capable of restoration-the old inquiry I hope you care to be recalled to life? And the old answer I cant say.(45).Dr. Manette is imprisoned in the French Bastille for eighteen years by the cruel French government and unknown to him those many years of aggravator and suffering serve as a great sacrifice in the eyes of the Revolutionists. He is recalled to life from the time he served when he meets Lu... ...ille. Another flagrant sacrifice made for the sake of principle was made in Book The Second, also by Dr. Manette. Darnay revealed the truth about himself and about his family history. He lets Dr. Manette know his tr ue identity and that he is the nephew to the Marquis St. Evremonde. In Book The Third, Sydney Carton makes an astonishing sacrifice for the sake of principle when he fulfills his promise to Lucie Manette, his true love, that he will one day sacrifice himself for the person whom Lucie loves. All of the above sacrifices were made with the intention of keeping morals and principles high in human life. Whether it is your life or your feelings towards someone, we have learned that it is always better to give for the greater cause. Works CitedDickens, Charles. Hard Times. Ed. Fred Kaplan and Sylvre Monod. New York W.W. Norton & Company, Inc, 2001.