Passage Analyse

"He was on his way to dig someone out of a grave..." This passage is a foreshadowing of a future event. Charles Dickens use the word dig to signify that someone was found. The grave was the dungeon and fifth-floor room Mr. Manette is in. Later in the passage it reads, "Buried how long? Almost eighteen years." This is referring to how long Mr. Manette was "dead" until he was found. Next the passage reads, " You had abandoned all hope of being dug out? Long ago. You know that you are recalled to life? They tell me so." The first part of this statement means that Mr. Manette long ago gave up hope of being rescued, by anyone, from his imprisonment. The next part is saying that now he is found he is "resurrected." Later in the passage it states, "I hope you care to live? I can't say." This means that even though he was "resurrected" he doesn't really care that he is alive. "Shall i show you to her now? The answers to this question were various and contradictory. Sometimes the broken reply was, "Wait! It would kill me if I saw her too soon."Sometimes it was given in in a tender rain of tears, "Take me to her..." This part is how Mr. Manette would react to the opportunity of seeing his daughter. This passage, Dickens wrote, shows that how Mr. Manette would react is a mystery till it really happens. THis whole passage is one big foreshadowing of Mr. Manette's finding.