Many people who read "A Tale of Two Cities" may say Mr. Sydney Carton is a mess-up or a low life drunk. Of course Mr. Carton does hold these characteristics, but as you read this essay, it will try to make you see the positive side of Mr. Carton and just how great he can be. Sydney Carton is a good hearted man because he is loving and willing to make sacrifices, like Jesus Christ .
Sydney shows his love for Lucie throughout the novel. This is shown first in the beginning of the novel, when Stryver brought his love for Lucie up to Carton; disturbed by this, "Sydney Carton drank the punch at a great rate; drank it by bumpers, looking at his friend" (135). The fact that Sydney began drinking quickly gave the clue that he was developing a love for Lucie. Another idea is that Mr. Carton began drinking the punch at a great rate because he was disturbed about ever seeing Stryver and Lucie together. Furthermore, Carton states in a conversation with Lucie " For you, and for any dear to you, I would do anything"."I would embrace any sacrifice for you and for those dear to you" (147). These two quotes show that Sydney Carton has feelings for Lucie, especially when he promises to "embrace any sacrifice" for her and for any dear to her. Surprisingly, when Charles Darnay marries Lucie, Carton does not hold in his feelings, but he expresses them openly. The statement Carton made, is the key to his fate, and when he follows through with it, it costs him his life.
Sydney Carton paid the highest cost of sacrifice with his life, and in doing so he was very similar to Jesus Christ. Carton laid down his life for a man who had never done anything for him and who in fact had abused his relationship and demonstrates this when he describes himself in Darnays view as "a dissolute dog who has never done any good, and never will." (191) Similarly, this can relate to Jesus Christ because he let himself be beaten, abused and killed for the same people who spit in his face.
