Resurrection is a powerful theme found throughout A Tale of Two Cities. Many of the characters in the novel are involved with the knitted themes of love, salvation and good versus evil. The theme of resurrection involves certain characteristics of all of these themes and brings the story together. Dr. Manette is the first person in A Tale of Two Cities to experience resurrection. He is taken away from his wife and then imprisoned for …showed first 75 words of 978 total…

…showed last 75 words of 978 total…resurrected at times when hope is lost. Charles Dickens makes it obvious that Dr. Manette and Carton both deserve a second chance by showing that they both really are good people who only need inspiration to get going. The classic themes of love, redemption, and good versus evil are all included in the closing use of the resurrection theme, uniting and unifying the plot of the novel, capturing and adding to Dicken's style of writing.