Love can make people do great or terrible things, it can also change a person in unexpected ways. In A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, an important character named Sydney Carton lives for nothing. He has absolutely no desire to do anything other than release his grief. He meets Lucie Manette, who immediately sparks an interest in Carton. By falling in love with Lucie, Carton miraculously changes and confesses his love to Lucie. Dickens sets the scene by showing Carton's worthless and lazy nature when he has no purpose in life, and later he shows his love for Lucy as his purpose in life, which makes him devoted and pure . Dickens shows that without motivation, Sydney Carton's nature is lazy, drunk, depressed and greatly lacking in self-confidence. When he first discovers Carton, it is clear to the reader that he is not the best eligible bachelor in London. Sydney is addicted to alcohol to keep her depression at bay. Upon meeting “this Double” (84), the Charles Darnay who miraculously resembles Carton, Sydney tells himself that Darnay ...