Question

There are many turning points in the story ‘the bishop’s candlesticks’ elaborate how the convict getting caught and being brought back to the bishop’s by the sergeant was one such point in the convict’s life.

Answer 1

The convict's arrest by the sergeant on the basis of suspicion and bringing him back to the Bishop's house was the most crucial turning point in the convict's life. The entire episode opened the convict's eyes to the Bishop's magnanimity. The Bishop not only saved him from the permanent arrest and life-imprisonment, but also gave away his candlesticks willingly to the convict to help him settle in Paris and start anew.

This natural kindness of the Bishop transformed the convict permanently. The goodness in him was resurrected. He was saved for ever.