“The marriage day was shining brightly, and they were ready outside the closed door of the Doctor’s room”
The two separate places that Lucie and her father are in represent that although they’re staying in the same house, there will be something that separates them into two different places after Lucie marries Charles Darnay. This may be good for Lucie because she has grown an unhealthy attachment to her father. It should also be good for Dr. Manette because he hasn’t been able to survive without Lucie constantly with him, which is an extremely unhealthy attachment. Dr. Manette reverts back to his old habits when he is separated from Lucie which, as bad it may sound, was actually good for him because he managed to find his own way out of the darkness, without the help of Lucie. This door that has been created between them, like the door that separated the room Dr. Manette was in and the place Lucie was, has been helpful for both of them, and since it is a door, and not a wall, it allows for them to still see each other, without having an unhealthy attachment to each other. These two separate places are the double I found in these chapters, and it creates a healthy barrier between the doctor and his daughter.
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Another part of their separation is the distance between Darnay and Dr. Manette, by keeping them more separate she not only helps Dr. Manette by giving him room to stand on his own 2 feet but gives him the environment better to do so.
Also this barrier helps Lucie mature beyond her initial role as a daughter by detaching herself.
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