What do you think? *spoilers*

Today I found out that a really good friend of mine read A Tale of Two Cities while she was on vacation. There were several long moments of shock and disbelief, followed by hugs and joyful celebration! Whenever I find out someone has read, or is at least familiar with, AToTC, it almost always makes my day. If they are interested in talking about the book or the characters (especially Sydney!!!), my day is made twice...

*MAJOR SPOILER! IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE END OF A TALE OF TWO CITIES, DO NOT READ FURTHER! YOU WILL REGRET IT IF YOU DISREGARD THIS WARNING! SO DON'T DO IT!!!*

As we were chatting, I wondered aloud whether Sydney's act at the end of A Tale of Two Cities was committed a) in hopes of atoning for his unruly past, or b) in hopes of redeeming himself and therefore saving himself. What do you think?

I don't think Sydney was relying on himself for his salvation, though we don't know a LOT about Sydney's spiritual beliefs in particular. (Then again, it's been ages since I've read ATotC, it's probably time to read it once more!) My friend and I did agree, however, that Sydney desired to make up for his wasted life by giving his life in exchange for another. What say you?

Btw...happy new year. And Valentine's Day. And all the other holidays between the last post and this one... 

What in the world?

Maybe you know me in real life and are peeking at my other blog... and suddenly, you see a new blog (I know, another one!).  "What in the world?  WHO is Sydney Carton?  And who would want to blog all about one guy who's a...fictional character!!!???"

My "friendship" with Sydney Carton started several years ago when I first read A Tale of Two Cities and fell in love (using that as an expression) with his character.  I still have his name on the "Board of Epicness" and my A Tale of Two Cities DVD's have a very special place in my closet (well, sort of).

Even so, I've been reluctant to introduce Sydney to others because a lot of people don't seem interested in a drunken lawyer and his love of the beauty, Lucie Manette.  Perhaps sitting people down to watch a 4-hour version of a movie that came out in 1989 seems a little daunting (James Wilby: one of the best Sydney's ever!  Just my humble opinionated opinion.  :) ).  I knew there must be other people who loved Sydney, but I didn't have any in the neighborhood or over e-mail either.

Recently I read A Tale of Two Cities for school and fell in love all over again.  Not only that, but my interest in Dickens novels has combined with my love of musicals in Santoriello's musical of A Tale of Two Cities.


So, I guess I'm getting a little ahead of myself.  I'm not sure what I'll put on this blog...  maybe articles about Dickens, Sydney, books, reviews of AToTC adaptions, etc. but I'll try to keep it AToTC-related.  (I might end up getting pressured into writing something about Charles...I have Sydney fans who are also partial to Mr. Darnay.  :))  If you're patient enough to stick with me, you might find something of interest once in a while.  :)

Signing out for now,
The knitter who would really like to be the seamstress...  but not ACTUALLY be her, I mean, she gets guillotined.  But you know.  She gets to hold Sydney's hand and everything, that's pretty epic.  But I don't want to get guillotined.  So...  never mind.  I don't even know.