In Charles Dickens, “Tale of Two Cities,” Sydney Carton is an extremely important character, and also affected by society and the revolution. He is a “disappointing drudge.” Sydney has no hope for himself, and believes that he use useless just as much as he is worthless. Carton’s life is changed because of society and individual influences. He plays a huge role in the novel, for himself and other characters. Carton is affected by sadness, guilt, alcoholism, distress, love, and jealousy. He is the most influential character in the story, and saves Charles Darnay’s life while ending his own. Sydney is affected by society in ways such as his problem with alcoholism, jealousy, and his sympathetic emotions.
When Carton is first introduced into the story, we perceive through the quote, “I am a disappointed drudge, sir. I care for no man on earth, and no man on earth cares for me.” (89), that Carton is a depressed man with no self-esteem. In his conversation with Sydney, he goes on about his countless amount of chances he had to better himself, but just never had the energy to actually follow through with it. The way that Carton is affected by society is that, he feels that he should be unhappy so he is unhappy. He explains that he was not always happy, but now he feels that life has nothing to offer him and he is useless, “Sydney Carton, idlest and most unpromising of men.” (91) Sydney Carton had always been the brains behind Stryvers acts in court, but was never recognized because he didn’t feel the need to be recognized. Because he feels so strongly that there’s no point in trying to amount to anything, his jealousy lies beneath him along with all of his other emotions. “You were always somewhere, and I was always- nowhere.” (95) …
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… their parents.In conclusion, Sydney Carton is affected miraculously throughout the whole 3 books. The first book, he was affected by society. He was a “drudge” and extremely sad all of the time. Carton felt as if he was useless and worthless. He was in love, but still felt like it wasn’t enough for Lucie. In Book 2, Sydney’s smart side starts to come out. The Revolution occurs and Sydney uses his head for the “card game” and discretely overhears Madame Defarge talking about her plan to exterminate the Manette family, aiding them to flee. He is so important to the novel because Carton is the hero of the book. The ways that he was affected by society, and the Revolution had a very strong connection that you realize once you put two and two together. It is what led Carton to be such an important character in the novel, and without him the story would have no hero.
