2007-02-26 11:40:43 · 6 answers · asked by kennneth123456789101112131415161 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
the old man was thought to be dead but he is not.
later in the book you'll read that when they go and get the man out of the room where he was, it was like he was "recalled to life" because he has been locked up so long he forgot what life was like
anyway. read the book you'll understand more
2007-02-26 11:58:02 · answer #1 · answered by Doris_15 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
This phrase had many meanings throughout the book. First you see it when Dr. Manette is given freedom after 18 years of unfair imprisonment. You also see it during the trial of Darnay in the beginning of the book ... he is moments from meeting his death and a twist in the trial frees him. Again at the end of the book you see that Darnay is only hours from being beheaded and Carton comes and saves his life in aother words he was "recalled to life" . And i'm sure that if you dug even deeper into the book you could find more examples of this phrase's meaning.
2007-02-26 13:57:51 · answer #2 · answered by bcboi08 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's hard to tell without more context (WHERE in "Tales of Two Cities"?), but normally it means "brought back to life", "revived".
2007-02-26 11:44:36 · answer #3 · answered by Ms. S 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it means that you are living again doesn't really have to do with dieing and coming back from the dead like in Christ's case but in living after being in prison unjustly or freeing oneself from alcohol
2015-03-23 12:39:05 · answer #4 · answered by jo 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means that the old guy was as good as dead (and ppl thought he *was* dead) in the prison cell and when they got him out it was kind of like bringing him back to life.
2007-02-26 11:51:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
idk what it means
2014-09-15 12:46:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋