Who Doctor Alexandre Manette is
Doctor Alexandre Manette first appears in a Paris garret, bent over his work making shoes. Eighteen years of secret imprisonment have left him unable to know himself beyond his prison cell's number. When Lucie finds him, her hair begins to stir memories that captivity has buried.
How Doctor Alexandre Manette changes
Lucie and Jarvis Lorry take him to London, where her patient care helps him recover. He improves greatly, but sometimes returns to shoemaking, a sign that his suffering still shapes his present life. His recovery gives the novel's theme of rebirth a personal form, rooted in care and renewed family ties.
Doctor Alexandre Manette and the others in the story
His love for Lucie guides his response when Charles Darnay asks to marry her. Though Darnay's offer to reveal his identity touches an old wound, Manette will not stand between Lucie and happiness.
When Darnay is imprisoned in Paris, Manette tries to use his own history to help him. His years in the Bastille make him a hero of the Revolution and allow him to approach officials and prisoners.
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Who is Doctor Alexandre Manette?
He is Lucie Manette's father, a physician trying to recover after eighteen years of imprisonment in the Bastille.
Why does Doctor Manette make shoes?
Shoemaking is tied to his damaged state after imprisonment. Even as his health improves, he sometimes slips back into it.
How does Lucie help Doctor Manette?
Lucie brings him to London and cares for him with patience. Her presence helps him recover memories and rebuild a family life.
