When I chose the theme of resurrection I wanted to really know what the definition of the
word resurrection means. When I thought of the word, I was reminded of the Bible and the
things that happened inside its text. So I looked up the word resurrection in the Bible Dictionary,
it states, "The resurrection consists in the uniting of a spirit body with a body of flesh and bones,
Throughout the book, there were instances when resurrection occurred. For most of
those they were in some way tied back to Lucy Manette. The characters that were resurrected
were Alexander Manette, Sydney Carton, and Charles Darnay. The characters that Lucy Manette
directly affected were her father, Alexander Manette, and Sydney Carton.
Lucy Manette is a very considerate and understanding person that helps in the restoring of
both Alexander and Sydney. When we are first introduced to Lucy she is only at the young age of
seventeen, but as we learned her maturity is well beyond the age of seventeen. Her character is
the perfect example of a ideal Victorian Age woman. To their standards she is perfect in every
way, even according to the author of this book, Charles Dickens. Her personality is of a kind
nature. She is understanding and sympathetic, which helps her deal with the problems of the
people that fell in love with her. All of these positive characteristics are what made Lucy able to
Alexander Manette was resurrected by his daughter, Lucy, after he is taken from his
prison. He had been in the Bastille for a long eighteen years, and because he was in this state of
solitude he eventually drove himself insane. He was placed into jail because he knew information
that the St. Evermonde did not want to get out. When he was finally taken out of his prison by
Defarge and Lucy, there was a slight sign of his getting better. Defarge brought him and Lucy
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