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A Tale of Two Cities has long been one of Charles Dickens’ most favored books. This book opens in the year 1775 contrasting two cities: Paris, France and London, England. Throughout this story various characters are “recalled to life”, meaning that they hav ....

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.... Throughout this Darney is given another chance at life, and therefore he was “recalled to life.” The last and most significant instance of someone being “recalled to life” is found in the last chapters of the book. Sydney Carton has recently switched places with his look alike, Darnay, and is awaiting the guillotine. While he awaits his death he thinks, “It is a far, far better thing that I do, then I ever done, it is far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.” Through these words Sydney recognizes that by sacrificing his life for Darnay, a loved one of Lucie’s, he will be doing the best thing that he has ever done and c ....