Lucie is said to be the golden thread that unites her father to " a past beyond his misery, and to a present beyond his misery" (pg. 8). She is Mr. Manette's life line, reeling him in whenever the agonizing memories of his imprisonment in the Bastille attempt to engulf him. Eighteen years of forced solitude endangered his grasp on humanity. His evanescent state was made apparent by his feeble voice, vacant stares and slow mechanical movements. I like to think of him as a defenseless child who has had a nightmare and must be comforted and slowly caressed into reality. When he is removed from France, the source of his distress, the nurturing is allowed to commence.
Karina Enriquez
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