Short note on Doctor Manette Doctor Manette is a significant character in Charles Dickens' novel A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens - He plays an important role in the development of the story His role is portrayed as painful real and inspiring Dr Manette the father of Lucie Manette has tolerated huge suffering in the prison cell of the Bastille for years He is unjustly imprisoned During this time he is isolated from the world The harsh conditions of his imprisonment compel him to lose his real identity His life symbolizes a tale of despair and darkness However after being released his life takes a turn for the better when he unites with his daughter Lucie Manette The reversal of faith that means happiness to misery and misery to happiness happens in his life He became a shoemaker from a physician and then turned to physician from a