Sidney Carton is intimidated by Charles Darnay. In a conversation with his look alike, Carton thanks Darnay for his forgiveness, though seems afraid to upset him. He asks, "I may use that freedom with your name?" (216). Being careful not to upset him, Sidney feels the need to ask permission to use his name when thanking him.
Sydney Carton is a hopeless romantic begging for attention by being a martyr. Carton wants to live that fairy tale of marriage, and Lucie has to constantly reassure him of his place in society. At a lose of words in most situations, Carton states, "I break down before the knowledge of what I want to say to you."(156) As Lucie and Darnay are settling into their new house,"the first person who appeared, to offer his congratulations, was Sydney Carton", as if he wished he was Lucie's husband.(140) Carton, treating himself as a "dissolute dog", is always looking for a scapegoat to his problems by degrading himself.(215)
Sydney Carton hates Darnay for being the successful version of the man he could have been. Mr. Carton is bitter that he let his life become so worthless, and he dislikes the fact his "double" has made his life into something bigger and better. As he talks to himself he asserts, "why should you like a man who resembles you? There is nothing in you to like; you know that...he shows what you have fallen away from and what you might have been!" (89) Carton's bitter hate for Darnay stems from his lack of ambition to make his life into something Darnay has.
Sydney Carton is a self loathing fool who believes he is undeserving of everything in life. In the chapter “The Jackal,” it becomes clear that Sydney is a lazy and refuses to do his own work because of his lack of self pride and confidence. He “did exercises for other boys, and seldom did [his] own.” (93) He doesn’t want to do his own work because he is stuck where he is with himself. He sees himself as something that could be great, but refuses to change his ways because no cares about him.
Sidney Carton is intimidated by Charles Darnay. In a conversation with his look alike, Carton thanks Darnay for his forgiveness, though seems afraid to upset him. He asks, "I may use that freedom with your name?" (216). Being careful not to upset him, Sidney feels the need to ask permission to use his name when thanking him.
ReplyDeleteSydney Carton is a hopeless romantic begging for attention by being a martyr. Carton wants to live that fairy tale of marriage, and Lucie has to constantly reassure him of his place in society. At a lose of words in most situations, Carton states, "I break down before the knowledge of what I want to say to you."(156) As Lucie and Darnay are settling into their new house,"the first person who appeared, to offer his congratulations, was Sydney Carton", as if he wished he was Lucie's husband.(140) Carton, treating himself as a "dissolute dog", is always looking for a scapegoat to his problems by degrading himself.(215)
ReplyDeleteSydney Carton hates Darnay for being the successful version of the man he could have been. Mr. Carton is bitter that he let his life become so worthless, and he dislikes the fact his "double" has made his life into something bigger and better. As he talks to himself he asserts, "why should you like a man who resembles you? There is nothing in you to like; you know that...he shows what you have fallen away from and what you might have been!" (89) Carton's bitter hate for Darnay stems from his lack of ambition to make his life into something Darnay has.
ReplyDeleteSydney Carton is a self loathing fool who believes he is undeserving of everything in life. In the chapter “The Jackal,” it becomes clear that Sydney is a lazy and refuses to do his own work because of his lack of self pride and confidence. He “did exercises for other boys, and seldom did [his] own.” (93) He doesn’t want to do his own work because he is stuck where he is with himself. He sees himself as something that could be great, but refuses to change his ways because no cares about him.
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