The Tale of Two Cities エンド (The End)

I just hit the end of The Tale of Two Cities, and boy does it end with a bang (for some characters literally)!  In this final section of the book, the seeming low life Sydney Carton, plays his biggest role yet.  You come to discover how deeply Carton loves Mrs. Darnay and the Darnay family, how he respects Mr. Lorry and Doctor Manette above all other men, and how he wishes the best for the group he can call his friends.  When Charles Darnay is recaptured and sent to prison to be executed for sure (particularly by Defarge and Doctor Manette's incriminating evidence), Carton shows up with a last ditch plan to try and save this man that he believes life his worth more than his own.  Without discussing any details with anyone, Carton positions himself to take Darnay's spot at the guillotine and have him sped out of France with his family and Mr. Lorry.  Along the way Madame Defarge's hatred for the whole Darnay family is uncovered, along with her plan to have them killed as well.  I won't give all the details, but Ms. Pross and Madame Defarge fighting it out is a pretty good chapter in the book especially after finding out how truly evil Madame Defarge is.  Carton, in his skill and planning, manages to take Darnay's place and saves the life of Darnay, sparing his family from the torture losing the man of the household would have done.

Text to text:  Here I connect The Tale of Two Cities to the Holy Bible.  In John 15:13 it states: "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."

Text to reader:  I do not think it is possible to accurately connect to this chapter unless you physically understand the feelings and emotions Carton goes through before he carries out his plan.  The only way to know would be to experience something similar.  The only connection to this section I can make is the struggle we all face combating the evil influences of the world that attempt to harm those we love.  I know from experience that trying to protect my sister from these forces, is nothing but a hard fought, uphill battle.  Yet absolutely worth it.