Sydney’s unhappy because Sydney is convinced that he should be unhappy. Perhaps part of the reason that Sydney remains so impenetrable is that Dickens just doesn’t give us much to work with. Believe it or not, no one has come up with any good answers. In fact, it’s the question that’s troubled readers of A Tale of Two Cities for, well, centuries. So why does he settle for living other people’s lives? Ah, that’s a good question. (Okay, Stryver’s not exactly brawny, but you get the picture.) Strangely enough, Sydney doesn’t exactly seem like the sort of scrawny kid who got his lunch money stolen every day. He spends his adult years being the brains behind Stryver’s brawn. Orphaned at a young age, Sydney spent most of his youth writing homework for his classmates. Which means Sydney can’t be all that hard on the eyes, right? So, with looks and brains, Sydney should have the world at his feet… right? Well, not exactly. See, he looks exactly like Charles Darnay. He’s also rather good-looking… at least, we’re pretty sure he is. Stryver, into one of the most prominent lawyers of his time. At twenty-five, he’s obviously brilliant: he manages to make one of the stupidest men in London, Mr.
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