An Analysis of a Tale of Two CitiesBy reading the novel A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, it gives us an understanding of the French Revolutionary War that we do not not found in school textbooks. Reading between the lines, each of the characters represents the overwhelming emotions and reactions of those affected by war. Lucie Manett, who later became Lucie Darnay, is a tender and affectionate person. She is a very virtuous woman who reaches out to all human beings in need of love. Most of the people she meets immediately respect and are loyal to her. From the perspective of the French Revolutionary War, Lucie represents family and the bonds between lovers. She is what people really fight for, to defeat the antagonist, to fight for what they believe in and then return home to their loving families...Lucie. Lucy also symbolizes peace, when being with the one you love or knowing that they are there, it makes people feel more at ease, it makes war and life much easier to live with. Charles Darnay is a French nobleman by birth. He is a just man who renounces his inheritance and his title, he chooses to earn an honest living as a tutor in England. Charles Darnay was falsely accused of treason. Dickens wrote this to defend all the people who were barely involved in the war but were unfairly accused of things they didn't do. In the novel, you feel what Darnay was describing and how it affected the people who cared about him most. It showed that there were a lot of people who had done bad things and were sentenced to death for it, but there were also people who didn't deserve to be there. These people were either killed or rescued. Fortunately, Darnay was saved to reunite with his love. As in all wars, evil is always present. Madame Defarge is all the terrible aspects of war rolled into one. As she slowly composes the names of her victims who must die, she plots her revenge on the people she watches over. She's looking for war but waiting for the perfect moment.