A Tale Of Two Cities: Reversal Of Characters

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As the novel went on, the French people grew more heartless, for the executions continued without end. This last reversal in character is the most disturbing, because it holds true in the real world. These examples are but a few of the many in A Tale of Two Cities, and this theme of character reversal one of a myriad of possible interpretations...
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The cause of these reversals was honor; Carton had pledged his life to Lucy, and Madame Defarge and the French people wanted to honor France. Without these reversals in character, Dickens would have had a much more convoluted novel, and perhaps would have even had to introduce even more characters into the plot...
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