Charles Darney: The man,the myth, the legend.

        In A Tale of Two Cities the character Charles Darney is a very special one. At first he seems like he is a nobody who was added in for a minor detail of the story,but now he is ramping up to be a defining character. Darney shows many characteristics in the chapters of the book. First, the narrator notes "Something especially reckless in his demeanor not only gave him a disreputable look, but so diminished the strong resemblance he bore to the prisoner..." (Dickens 57) This quote shows that Charles is an extremely in intelligent man. Just by looking in a mirror he can save a man's life. Also, the  narrator says, "He loved Lucie Manette from the hour of his danger. He had never heard a sound so sweet and dear as the sound of her compassionate voice; he had never seen a face so tenderly beautiful as hers was when it was confronted with his own on the edge of the grave that had been dug for him." (Dickens 100) This quote shows that Darney has a giant heart. He will do anything to marry the women of his dreams. Lastly, Darney Notes "Partly through paying me to help you I suppose. But It's not worth your while to apostrophise me or the air; about it, what you want to do, you do. You were always in the front rank, and I always behind. This quote determines that Darney is a hard worker  he doesn't care for appraise. He does all the number crunching while others get all the glory. Darney is a loving,noble, and intelligent man. A Tale of Two Cities would be tremendously different without him.