Charles Darnay

Charles Darnay, a character in A Tale of Two Cities, is a mysterious man. Up until the last few chapters we have read you haven't known much about him. But after reading these chapters, you actually know more than you think. Firstly you know that being of the lower class is a choice for him. " 'This property and France is lost to me,' said the nephew sadly; ' I renounce them' " ( Dicken's 117). You soon find out that Charles Darnay is related to Monsuier Marquee. But why doesn't he live there white them? This quotes gives you evidence of just how he is related to the Monsuier. Charles Darney is his nephew making him his uncle but why would he not want this life? Darnay not living with his rich family shows you a lot about his character. Just the fact that he is downright completely more than just money. He hated the way that his uncle and his people treated the people on the streets and he would not take it and or live with it. Darnay cares about the way that the lower class is being treated. This could be foreshadowing him maybe being involved in an uprising in the French Revolution. Who knows? Secondly you find out about his soft side. " Miss Manette I am a man of business. I have a business charge to acquit myself of. In your reception of it. Don't heed me anymore then if I was speaking machine truly, I am not much else, I will, with your leave,..." (Dicken's 36) Charles Darnay is a man of business to quotes his fictional self. Throughout the book you can get a certain pattern that he is almost always working. His job is usually all he cares about but know he cares about Lucie. That's it! That's his sweet spot. Lucie he is in love with Lucie and hasn't told her yet. He has opened up to Lucie and maybe this is foeeshadowinf a future between the the two of them.