Kattie Wilhite
Literature Term Paper
Unit 5 Part 2
Due May 15, 2015
The Novelist Time Period
I chose to write about novelists who portray realism. In this section of the book I learned several different characteristics about these authors and why they wrote the stories they did.
Charles Dickens was born February 7, 1812, in Portsmouth, England. Charles had a very unhappy childhood growing up with his seven siblings. In 1824, Charles was only twelve years old when his father John went to prison for debt reasons. After his father went to jail, Charles was forced to drop out of school and start working at a boot-blacking factory. After a couple of years, Charles was able to go back to school. His father had received an inheritance
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Two short years later Dickens had to leave school again to go back to work as an office boy to help support his family. Dickens experience as working as an office boy was the beginning of his writing career. Two more short years later Charles started writing for two major London newspapers. While in his mid years Charles got married to Catherine Hogarth. The couple ended up having ten children together before the couple got divorced in 1858. Charles began writing during the “Victorian Era” which is the era that Queen Victoria was in rule. The writing that he composed was either novels or short stories. All of the writings of Charles Dickens were based on the mid 1800’s and early 1900’s. Charles had the most acclaimed novels for the era he wrote in. Charles Dickens liked to write about social injustice, real life and the ever famous novel, “A Christmas Carol”. Some of the more famous characters he wrote about are; Ebenezer Scrooge, David Copperfield and Orphan Oliver. One of his more famous writings “From Hard Times” came out in 1854 which was actually Dickens best seller. During his last years of life, …show more content…
Anton was born January 29, 1860, in Taganrog, Russia. While growing up his father, Pavel had problems keeping money while his mother stayed at home and read stories to Anton and his five siblings. Fifteen years in 1875 later Anton’s family moved to Moscow for the closer of his business although, Anton stayed in Taganrog to finish his schooling. A short four years later in 1879 Chekhov had moved to Moscow to join his family. While living in Moscow Anton’s father was still having financial issues. This problem pushed Anton to try and help his family with money. Anton started freelance writing for a local magazine for money. In the early 1880’s Anton decided to practice medicine in Moscow while publishing fictional stories. His novel “The Steppe” was awarded the Pushkin Prize in 1888. Chekhov’s most famous short stories that he wrote while in medical school are “Ward No. 6,” “An Anonymous Story” and “Peasant.” Anton was a very dominant figure in Russia for his realism writings. Anton Chekhov’s greatest work was in the 1980’s when he wrote about the understanding of human nature and how ordinary events have deeper meanings. While into his late years of writing Anton realized that theater and plays was a passion in which he liked to write about. Plays that he wrote are Seagull, Uncle Vanya, The Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard. In his last years of life Anton married Olga Knipper in 1901 who was a actress in one
The oldest of eight children, Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth in 1812. Dickens experienced a very traumatic childhood which included the ordeal of seeing two of his brother pass away. John Dickens, his father, worked as a clerk in the Navy Pay Office, due to his occupation, the Dickens family had to move a lot. Financial problems led to the imprisonment of John Dickens, who couldn't afford to look after all his family. The whole of Charles Dickens' family soon followed in suite, except for Charles himself though. Instead Charles was taken out of school and made to work in a filthy warehouse, sticking labels on bottles of boot-black for long
A Christmas Carol remains one of Charles Dickens’ most popular creations. It has touched the lives of so many people around the world today. By looking at A Christmas Carol, one can see that Charles Dickens included the themes of compassion and forgiveness because he wanted to be a spokesperson for the poor folk in England. Charles John Huffam Dickens was born on February 7, 1812, in Portsmouth, to a poor family on the southern coast of England. Dickens was the second oldest of eight children to his parents John Dickens and Elizabeth Barrow.
Anton Chekhov, born in Taganrog, Russia on January 17, 1860, was considered the father of the modern short story and modern play. In 1875, his father lost his business and was forced to leave to find work in Moscow in order to pay off his debt. Anton and his three younger siblings were left with their mother, Yevgeniya, after a while they lost their home and decided to move to Moscow to be with Chekhov’s father. Chekhov, who was left behind in Taganrog to finish his schooling, helped his family financially by tutoring children in Taganrog. He found work in a clothing warehouse until he finished his final exams. After school, he joined his family in Moscow, where he continued his studies in the medical field at the University of Moscow. Chekhov used his own experiences of living in Moscow in his short story “The Lady With the Dog”.
The French Revolution was difficult to escape on the grounds that the aristocracy abused poor people, making them rebel. Tyranny on a large scale results in anarchy, and anarchy fabricates a police state. One of Dickens' most grounded feelings was that the English individuals would flare up at any time into a mass of bloody revolutionists. It is understandable today that he was wrong, but the idea was firmly planted in his mind, as well as in the minds of his peers. Dickens also feels bad for the poor but he does not agree with the violence that was used during the war.
Charles Dickens is a well known name, most commonly associated with the classic Christmas novel, A Christmas Carol. However, there are numerous elements about him not as widely known. For instance, Dickens’ view of Christianity were eccentric, and he was passionate about social reform in his time. Some of his lesser known writings and works attest to this. Regardless of his beliefs, he has had an enduring impact on the world.
The Victorian era was time of epic growth. There are lots of things to talk
Anton Chekhov was born in a small port town in the Crimea. He has been living in poverty since he was sixteen. A small general store owned by his father was experiencing bankruptcy and forced the whole family move to Moscow to avoid the creditors. Since his father had to work far away from home and only comes home on Sundays and holidays, the role head of the family was handled by Chekhov. As the head of the household, he has to make a living. Showing an interest in writing at an early age, he uses that to earn some money for the family. Later on, he started to enjoy writing and published his writings on magazines. Since then he started to write more and make a living from that. He is known for his short stories and a leading playwright. Chekhov’s works are often ambiguous, passionate, and explores the human spirit as a whole. As what was implied in the story “The Lady with the Dog”, Chekhov gives an open-ended ending to the story. Furthermore, at first glance this story is about morality, disloyalty, and sin since this story is basically about an affair between two married people. Deeper reading eventually uncovers the story that this is more than just about morality; it is about life.
The ability to create convincing, relatable and human characters is often the hallmark of a great writer. In a discussion concerning such construction of character, Charles Dickens will often be mentioned alongside such revered authors as William Shakespeare, Jane Eyre, Leo Tolstoy, and Mark Twain. A well-respected author himself, Charles Dickens lends his name to creator of such timeless and archetypal characters as Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and Miss Havisham. However, Victorian novelist Anthony Trollope was far from enamored and regarded Dickensian characters as neither deep nor brilliant. To Trollope, “they are not human beings”, and these “puppets” are only successful because their architect
Charles Dickens, an English writer and social critic was born in the Land port suburb of Portsmouth on 7th February 1812. He is considered as a greatest novelist of the Victorian era. Dickens was born to John Dickens and Elizabeth Barrow. His father worked in naval pay office and mother was in service to lord crew. His father was arrested and imprisoned for debts when Dickens was young. During this time he faced severe hardship as he had to leave his school and began to work at Warren’s blacking Warehouse to earn for his livings at the age of eleven. This affected him deeply both mentally and physically as he was destined to become a gentleman instead
Charles Dickens, an author, an editor, an illustrator, and a great mind. There are many words we can associate with Charles Dickens, but most importantly Charles was a creator. He created many famous stories that are shared with the world like A Christmas Carol and Oliver Twist. A Tale of Two Cities is a novel that is reflected back to Charles' life, from a child through adulthood. Charles' life influenced A Tale of Two Cities because of where he lived, how he grew up, and how he grew as a writer.
Charles Dickens was a champion of the abused poor on account of his repulsive experience when he was compelled to work in a processing plant as a child.[citation needed] (His dad, John Dickens, ceaselessly lived past his methods and in the long run went to indebted individuals' jail. Charles was compelled to leave school and started working ten-hour days at Warren's Blacking Warehouse, acquiring six shillings a week.)[citation needed] His sensitivities, in any case, lie with the progressives just to a limited degree; he censures the crowd franticness which soon sets in. At the point when lunatics and ladies slaughter eleven hundred prisoners in one night and hustle back to hone their weapons on the grindstone, they show "eyes which any unbrutalized viewer would have given a quarter century life, to petrify with an all around coordinated firearm".
The novel “A Christmas Carol” was written by an author named Charles John Huffam Dickens. Charles was born on February 7th, 1812, in Portsmouth, England. He grew up in a poor family and lived in the countryside. He lived a hard life, when he was 12, his father John Dickens was sent to jail for being in debt. He had to leave school to work at a boot-blacking factory
He was born February 7, 1812; Portsmouth, Hampshire, England (Marks). His father, John Dickens, was an official in the Navy Pay Office. In his early years, Dickens lived an easy life. In 1824 his father was arrested forcing Dickens to work and help support his family. For a long time, he worked in a small factory that manufactured shoe polish, where his job was to label the bottles of shoe polish. Young Dickens was traumatized by his father’s financial ruin and decided he wanted to control his life (Murphy 1)
One person whom Charles Dickens worked for was Catherine Hogarth. Charles will marry Catherine, or ‘Kate’, in 1836, and she will eventually bore Dickens ten children. The couple divorced in 1858 due to public slandering possible cheating (Biography.com Editors). Another path Charles Dickens pursued was traveling. Once he had climbed his way out of poverty, Dickens traveled to America. During his stay in America, he criticized the ‘American life’ and America's materialistic ways. His stay in American inspired him to write a few pamphlets on the United States and commented on his fame saying “They flock around me as if I was an idol” (Kellman and Magill). Charles Dickens also traveled to Italy and was inspired to create art while there
Charles Dickens, the author of Oliver Twist. Charles Dickens was born on February 7th, 1812 in Landport, England, and then died on June 9th, 1870 in Kent, England. In his 58 years of life he made a collection of books that are still famous today; although it was not until 1836 that he started to come to fame when he published The Pickwick Papers. One of the many books he published was Oliver Twist and this story was one that he related too, because like this story Dickens had little education as a child and had to work as a child after his father was thrown into prison; however like the story goes he did not give up and made the most out of the life that he had (“Life of Charles Dickens”).