Re: Charles Dickens Sydney Carlton
Charles Dickens (cdickens@RMPLC.CO.UK)
Tue, 13 Oct 1998 15:17:44 -0100
My dear friend,
Alas, I have failed. I never perceived Sydney Carton as a bad character.
As a character wasting himself, to be sure; a character who has lost all
direction and aim, and has cast himself aside from life, for sheer lack of
purpose. But I meant my readers to understand all along that there is an
inner man waiting only for direction, capable of achieving great good. I
think you have probably misunderstood some of my ironies. As you say, he
gives his life for the one he loves. There is no greater sacrifice.
My recommendation is that you read some of the passages again, in which I
seem to denounce Stdney Carton, and ask yourself whether there might be some
hidden meaning you have so far missed. I do hope you enjoy the exercise.
Faithfully yours,
Charles Dickens
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>Dear Mr Dickens,
>I am studying A Tale of Two Cities in my English class and was wondering
why you percieved Sydney as being the bad character, not just the
misunderstood. I found it sad that one so misunderstood gave his life for
the one he loved. How can that make a person bad?
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>truly,
>Gem1583@aol.com
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