How Does Sydney Carton Change

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Sydney Carton’s change throughout A Tale of Two Cities shows that Dickens wanted his readers to learn two main lessons. The first is that people can change no matter what they’ve done in the past, and the second is that one’s life is defined by the choices they make. Sydney went from a bitter drunk to somewhat of a hero, and he will be remembered by those who know his fate as such, not as the person he was most of his life. At the beginning of the book, Sydney Carton is introduced as an alcoholic, but smart, lawyer. He is begrudging towards Darnay because, although they look alike, Carton feels as if Charles is everything he is not, but wants to be. As the book goes on, he continues to act the same way, but as we near the end, he does a very

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