Lucie Manette is the quintessence of the perfect woman.

She is a prime example of compassion and innocence while still showing that she has a remarkable amount of inner strength. Her apparent naivety makes her seem too trusting. She is so incredibly put together that it makes it hard to understand her as being realistic. One can tell that she will play an important role in connecting the other characters together. A Tale of Two Cities is fraught with parallels, as evidenced by the book's first paragraph and title with characters that are both good and bad. When we as readers are first introduced to Lucie she is described in a manner that makes her seem like an angel, and we can soon see why. Her compassion can be seen when she first meets her father; though she has never met him before she feels compelled to comfort and support him. In her dealings with the trial of Charles Darnay, it is clear that she does not what to condemn him and that she feels sympathy towards him. Her courage is demonstrated in her handling of the various situations she is faced with. Lucie has a streak of childishness about her that gives her the appearance of being naive. When she is seventeen, she receives a letter from Tellson's bank imploring her to meet with a man in regards to her deceased parents. Upon meeting Mr. Lorry he informs her that her father is not dead (as long believed) but alive and recently released from a french prison. Though she is at first shocked, it takes very little convincing for her to believe his tale and join him in traveling to Paris. After meeting her father, she makes arrangement to return to London with he and Mr. Lorry even though she had just made their acquaintance. Dickens' portrayal of Lucie makes her seem like an incredibly accomplished in her manners. She is soft-spoken and emanates purity, devotion, and abiding love. In her physical appearance she conveys the impression of an angel with golden hair, a pretty figure, and blue eyes. Lucie is the novel's central figure of goodness and she weaves a "golden thread" that brings together the core group of characters. In short she is essentially a real life barbie and she will one day be the perfect wife. All of these character traits make Lucie seem like the ideal woman. She is caring and innocent yet has a semblance of inner strength. Though she is quick to trust she does so completely, something that one rarely sees. Dickens wrote her character to be so immaculate that she lacks verisimilitude. One can see that while she is a bit unrealistic she has been well written and will serve as an important character in this novel.