Goodness In A Tale Of Two Cities By Charles Dickens

Many definitions of goodness are wrong, it is not about being honorable or perfect, but something entirely different, Based on Dennis Prager, there are a lot of aspects to goodness, including character, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and most importantly how one treats others. Dickens characterizes Mr. Jarvis Lorry as a man who shows kindness for the sake of the happiness of others, and not for rewards or gratitude, but because of the goodness in his heart. Through his actions, Mr. Lorry demonstrates a good example of kindness and honesty, therefore upholding Prager’s definition of “goodness”
Mr. Lorry demonstrates a great deal of truth and consideration for others which follow Prager’s meaning of goodness. For example, Mr. Lorry has knowledge of something
She had been living thinking that her father was dead most of her life. Mr. Lorry then articulates to Miss Manette that “[her] father has been taken to the house of and old servant in Paris, and [they] are going there: [Mr. Lorry] to identify him if [he] can: [Miss Manette], to restore him to life, love, duty, rest, comfort” (26). Mr. Lorry displays the act of kindness, by thinking about what would be the best for Lucie and her father. Mr. Lorry, not only reveals such important information to Miss Manette, but also says that both himself and Lucie are going to see the father. Additionally, Mr. Lorry states that he is just a “speaking machine”(22). He merely says this so that Miss Manette thinks of him as an emotionless man. He wants this because if he expressed too many emotions while telling Lucie the news, it would lead to her being even more surprised and sad, so Mr. Lorry is acting very considerate towards Lucie. Others may think that Mr. Lorry, as he stated, is “a man of business” (22). He says this to say that he has to tell Miss Manette about her father, and it is his job to do so. This may be interpreted as him being a selfish man who does