Characteristics: Fundamentally good Morally ambiguous Doesn’t care as much about collateral damage Character development often involves conquering his own fears and coming to terms with himself.ĥ Hero vs. Carton claims that he tries to forget he is a part of the world and only cares about creature comforts such as food and wine. Sources of Conflict Love for Lucie Manette Addiction to alcohol Lack of ambition Resolution Makes peace with himself Gives up alcohol Bold, ambition planĤ Sydney Carton How should we categorize Sydney Carton?Īnti-hero: a main character who does not have the usual qualities of a hero. ( b.2.b) Socratic Seminar Reading Comprehension ( b.5) Listening and speaking skills ( b.24,25)
He first enters A Tale of Two Cities in 1780, during Charles Darnays trial for espionage. Although he has a brilliant legal mind, his alcoholism keeps him from becoming a success. It is a coincidence that saves Darnay from certain doom more than once. Darnay bears an uncanny resemblance to another man in the courtroom, the dissolute lawyers clerk Sydney Carton. ( b.5.b) Relate traditional characters to modern characters. Sydney Carton is a dissipated English lawyer who spends a great deal of his life drunk. Tale of Two Cities podcast on demand - Unjustly imprisoned for 18 years in the Bastille. Learning Objectives Character Analysis: Sydney Carton Character Anchor Charts Analyze moral dilemmas of characters. ( b.5.b) Character Analysis: Sydney Carton Complex yet believable characters. ( b.5.b) Analyze internal and external character development. Character Analysis Sydney Carton A Tale of Two Cities Sources: Oxford Reference Merriam-Webster “5 Types of Anti-Heroes” by Liz Bureman, LitWeb: The Norton Introduction to Literary StudyspaceĢ Learning Objectives Character Analysis: Sydney CartonĬharacter Anchor Charts Analyze moral dilemmas of characters.
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