In Two Promises, there is a passage which shows how Dr. Manette's previous imprisonment stays with him and still traps him somewhat.
"She came down from her bed, to look at him in his sleep that night. He [Dr. Manette] slept heavily, and his tray of shoemaking tools, and his old unfinished work, were all as usual" (142).
Dr. Manette is sleeping peacefully in his bed when Lucie comes to check on him; however, he sleeps near his old shoemaking tools. This is significant because it tells us that Dr. Manette is still carrying memories of his imprisonment. These tools are what he used to make shoes while in prison; therefore, they are an icon of his imprisonment. The fact that he carries them with him and sleeps near them proves that he is still somewhat imprisoned (at least in his mind) because he cannot let thoughts and memories of the Bastille leave him. Essentially, Dr. Manette has sentenced himself to be forever attatched to his tools of imprisonment. Despite the fact that he is physically out of prison, he is still mentally imprisoned by these tools.
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What also is eye catching about this passage is the phrage "all as usual",it's intersting because it shows that not only are his memories with him--but they are a usual thing---so they are now a nromal part of him.
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