“Recalled to Life” has been a motif throughout the novel, but today, it appears as if this saying may reverse itself. While sitting in the apartment, Lucie hears footsteps. These footsteps go hand in hand with the footsteps that she could always hear outside of her old house. The sound of walking symbolizes the Revolutionaries preparing for attack. When the footsteps finally reach the door, it is clear, the Revolutionaries are ready for battle, and no one will get out easy or maybe even alive. Darnay, who was just recalled to life, got his life taken away again, as he was brought back to prison. The people who came to recapture Darnay state that they were summoned by the Defarges’ to come and get Darnay, because his name was on the list that Madame Defarge “knitted”.
This reading also brought into the plot an abundance of former characters. Upon meeting the characters again, we learn that most of them have a second identity. Solomon, Miss Pross’ brother, is identified as John Barsad, who was involved in Darnay’s trial. He is now in France as a spy. We also meet Roger Cly, who previously faked his death. Since these men have multiple identities, it is proven that people are not always who they say they are. Now, we, as readers, try to correlate the relationships between all of the characters and the significance they will have throughout the rest of the novel. I am left curious, which other previous characters will be “recalled to life” with new identities.
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