A TALE OF TWO CITIES :  SACRIFICE

 In this novel called  “A tale of two cities “ one of the major elements  is the sacrifice. It is really the most required one needed to achieve happiness. It is made by human life through different kind of actions such as giving up something you love or just giving everything you want to get something else, or to offer help to others. In this novel, there are a lot of acts of sacrificies . However, the most important one was  about Carton , the person who gave everything he had.

   Dr. Manette is one of the main characters in the story, who sacrified a lot of things in his life for  Lucie because the only thing he really wanted was Lucie to marry the man she loved . Also,  Dr. Manette did many things to save Darnay from death. These two were his only interests.  Although Manette knew Darnay was an Evermonde,  he sacrified his own feelings for Lucie ‘s ones.

  As I said before, the last sacrifice was Carton's. Sydney Carton is a lawyer who has had every chance in his  life to be successful but somehow, he ended having a different fate. He believes there is no option to improve his condition. Carton's feelings for Lucie Manette were clear since the very beginning of the novel. One particular day, he tells Lucie: “For you, and any dear to you, I would do anything…I would make any sacrifice for you and for those dear to you”. Indeed, some time later, after Darnay (Lucie’s husband) was unfairly imprisoned and sentenced to death, Carton decided to take advantage of his similarity  to him and exchange places so that he would die instead.

   The  noticeable  reason why Carton made this sacrifice is because he would do anything for her. Carton  knew  that thanks to  his sacrifice, Lucie could have  a nice  life with her husband and her daughter. The importance of his death is that it brings life and happiness to other people. The cost of life is sometimes strong and heavy,  but he is prepared to do that for the person he loves. This act of sacrifice allows Carton doing a relevant and unforgettable action before dying.