Love in The Tale of Two Cities

“For you, and for any dear to you, I would do anything. If my career ware of that better kind that there was any opportunity of capacity of sacrifices, I would embrace any sacrifice you and for those dear to you. ” I was deeply touched by this words said by Sydney Carton as the cordial confession to Lucie Manette. These words moved me as a magnificent history, a moving story, and a pure and noble love.

This is "A tale of two cities”, it is written by Charles Dickens, as one of his most important representative works. The novel profoundly exposed the society contradiction before the French Revolution, intensely attacks the aristocratic social class is dissolute and cruel, and sincerely sympathizes with the depressed classes. But what is more attractive to me is the pure but cordial love that Sydney gives to Lucie in such a turbulent time, as Dickens describes, the times which is best and worst, wise and fool; it is the epoch of belief and incredulity; it is the season of light and darkness; it is the spring of hope but also the winter of despair. This love given by Sydney in such a special time is a light spot of the whole novel.

Undoubtedly, the lawyer assistant, Sydney Carton is the character who is the most touching one and is my favorite character. He starts with a melancholy appearance and is always frustrated and disappointed, cold and desolate since he first appears in the novel. He compromises almost everything  in the surrounding environment, but sometimes is totally different from the the general mood of the whole society. As a lawyer assistant, he is talented but is willing to hide his wisdom and would like to give up many chances to get success but gives this  chances to others.  He looks very similar to Charles Dickens because he is also deeply in love with Lucy, yet both fate is different.  He was once jealous of  and hate Charles. But after the torment of pain,  He still loves Lucie with a sincere blessing  because he realizes that "love is much more powerful than hate".  Sydney Carton, the guy who looks lazy and indulgent superficially,  actually has a pure and soft mind.

Although the novel ends with unexpected "happiness”, I feel sad and regret after reading it. Some people say that love is selfish, but in dickens' a tale of two cities, I have deeply felt a detached pure and noble love. This kind of love is always hidden in the deep corner of the heart. It is menial and suffers in silence, the only goal this love wants is to make the person who is loved be happy; It is always selflessly endow without return. This love in virtually risen to a new level, there are beautiful and charming luster given in such love forever and ever.