For Dr Alexandre Manette and Sydney Carton, the transformation of their individual identities was brought about by love. For the French underclass, the creation of their group identity as revolutionaries was the result of years of hardship and the resulting anger experienced. While distinctly different, these three cases share an undeniable similarity: each transformation did not occur in a vacuum. Some guiding entity or force, coming from a place of light or darkness, acted as a catalyst for the fundamental changes of these characters. In the case of A Tale of Two Cities, the results of these changes also vary: one experiences the restoration of himself, one sacrifices his life for the woman he loves, and the other results in the political and social upheaval of