In this passage I think we see Dr. Manette as a real father. He is taking true concern in his daughters happiness by saying that he would have felt so guilty if he was the reason that she never married. He doesn't want his loneliness due to lack of spouse to happen to her. He is also trying very hard not to impose on her life, now that she has brought him back to himself, because he knows he was a large burden before that she enjoyed having. Also this is the most compassionate we have see Dr. Manette throughout the whole book, towards any one, even Lucie. I think that this shows a pretty complete transformation in Dr. Manette, and the hope is that after the wedding when she goes off, that he won't relapse back to his old ways of show making, because she isn't around as much any more.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
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Oddly enough, he does return to his old ways for a time, but I do agree with you. He had so little to love while he was in prison that his love for Lucie is infinitely more important. He does not want her to leave him, but he cares for her so much that he will do anything to ensure her happiness. Lucie is the only person he really has to love at this point in his life, so her happiness is the most important thing to him. However, after reading the 'nine days' chapter, I do not think he has reached a full transformation. Had he transformed fully, he would not be so affected by her being married or have relapsed to his old ways.
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