Manette, the influence that love has on him is very important, after he met his daughter obviously the love he has for her is the biggest love there is, parents love their children more than themselves or their spouses. Dr. Manette allowed Lucie to marry Darnay which is an act of selflessness. He "let her go" in a sense. When he found out about who Darnay really is he kept himself from seeking revenge for Lucie's sake. Darnay's family ruined his life, they took his freedom away and let him miss out on his daughters childhood, and even though he had the power to end Darnay he decided to save him "Although Darnay and Manette learn to respect and love each other, their goodwill is repeatedly subverted by events" (Hutter 43). His daughters happiness is way more important than revenge. If he didn't love his daughter as much as he does he would've let Darnay die for him to get revenge and "closure" with all the lamentable things that now are in the …show more content…
Manette has for Lucie gave his life a new purpose, "He is now a very energetic man, with a great firmness of purpose" (Marcus 32), after being locked up for such a long time his life didn't have a direction, but thanks to Lucie now he has something to live for, he slowly and with much effort ceased making shoes, those endless painful nights without sleep went away "As the doctor's final relapse makes clear, that obliteration is an incomplete process, but he is able to achieve a new inner balance in which the old wrongs are outweighed by his love for his daughter" (Marcus 32). Lucie is Dr. Manette's rock she is the purpose of his life, she is the one that gives him endless love and happiness, she is the light at the end of the tunnel for him, but he stopped depending on her as much because he didn’t want her to carry around his