Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

INTRODUCTION: Charles Dickens is said to be one of the greatest writers that has ever lived. Before we read one of his works in class, I would like you to spend some time getting to know this man and learning what the world was like as he knew it.

This relates to the theme of social class because it shows how the lower class used some slang, and Dickens portrays this by letting his characters use slang throughout the book.

Many writers are famous for showing how life was like in that specific era. Much like To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee shows how life was in the south, and the racism going on. For Charles Dickens he shows the life of England in the Victorian Era. Especially showing the poverty, and ridiculing the government about not focusing on it. This style of writing represents this unique Victorian era the best of its kind, and gives the reader a better knowledge of the subject when reading Dickens. So if a school would like to learn about England in the 1800’s they should read his novels. This reason is why Dickens had so much popularity, Collins, Philip. “Charles Dickens: British Novelist.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 29 Aug. 2017,

Dinaw Mengestu’s riveting novel, All Our Names, is a story about so many complex aspects of life and revolves around a theme of humanity. It can, more or less, be viewed as two separate stories that eventually collide with the characters from each representing diverse views of what it means to be human. With vastly different experiences being represented, the reader is able to see the struggle of people trying to survive in a country torn by politics as well as the struggle of a relationship trying to survive in a country torn by hate. So appropriately referenced in the novel was Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities as what the characters experienced truly were the best of times and the worst of times. And while

The idea of resurrection and rebirth pervades in this novel. How does Dickens use this theme? Do these themes of resurrection and self sacrifice and the setting of the French Revolution have anything to do with one another? Why is this the time and place of the novel?

Monett, after reading your post this week, I agree with you that it we should all help one another Jesus said it like this according to Matthew 25:40 “Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me”. Having a heart for the less fortunate is a Kingdome principle and one we should all have. I do believe that Dickens was adamant in pointing that out, especially with the effective use of ghost of Christmas future, that particular apparition was able to put the fear of God in the man, so much so, that he truly embrace the Christmas spirit, however the Union workhouses Scrooge referred to, based on my limited research were not all that helpful they seemly took advantage of the people situation rather

This is a very important passage because it establishes the theme of duality from the get-go. It was the most luxurious time for the upper class, and the worst of times for everyone else. It was the age of wise philosophy and learning, it was also the age of\ foolish policies and unnecessary suffering. This theme is further expressed in the first chapter when Dickens talks about the religious and justice systems in each country. England is fascinated by supernatural ghosts and other religious phenomenon. In France people pay attention to religion out of fear rather than actual interest. The author also compares France's harsh justice system to England's lax one. Criminals overrun England; And when the courts do serve justice they do so indiscriminately,

Charles Dickens' description in Great Expectations is a telling example of why people consider him one of the greatest and most successful novelists ever. Dickens uses his talent for descriptive writing throughout Great Expectations to develop his characters and themes. Many of these themes emerge from Dickens' personal experiences, specifically his emphasis on the importance of education and his ideas that wealth and position are

To begin with the most recurring theme in his novels, abandonment. The loss of a parent's or both is a common theme in many of Dickens’ novels, and is directly relating to Dickens’ childhood. Charles Dickens’ was abandoned after his father’s imprisonment and left to his own resources. What seemed like the worst time of his life, influenced the rest of his work. Arguably, if Dickens had not had such a terrible childhood hsi would have never grown to be such a world-famous author (Kellman and Magill). Another recurring theme in Dickens’ novels is crime and imprisonment. Again, the influence for this factor of his novels can be his childhood and his father’s imprisonment. Another influence for the crime in his novels is his time working as a court reporter. Seeing crime day in and day out could have affected how he viewed the work and influenced the rest of his personal thoughts and writings (Kellman and Magill). One of the worldly influences of Dickens’ works is living in England. During Charles’ lifetime England was not the happiest place in the world. In addition to that, the rain and dreary weather of England can cause any person to feel sad at times. Living in England gave Dickens a darker view of the world around him, which set a ton for many of his novels (Biography.com Editors). Another worldly thing that was happening around him was the Industrial

The book I have chosen is A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. It has been rewrote few times but I wanted to pick the author that started it all. Charles John Huffman Dickens lived from February 7th,1812 – June 9th,1970 making him 58 when he died. He was buried Westminster Abbey. His mother and father were John and Elizabeth Dickens. He had seven siblings four brothers and three sisters. During his life he was married to his wife Catherine Dickens from 1836 to the day he died. Together they had a total of ten children seven boys and three girls. On June 9, 1870 Dickens died making him 58 when this tragic devastation hit the world.

As a young boy living in Victorian England, Charles Dickens recognizes the social class system to be unjust. Dickens writes the novel Great Expectations as a social commentary to help others realize the inhumanity amongst society’s ways. Upper class members look down upon those of lower class, as if they are lesser. The lower class is mocked for their lack of education and imprisonment by debt. Dickens unveils the truths and facades within the social class system of Victorian England through the use of sharp diction, haunting imagery, and dynamic characterization of Pip to reveal the social injustice that plagued the lower class in the 1800s of England.

Charles Dickens uses his Philosophy skills to eject his personal life of his childhood through his work of fiction. I’m pretty sure Charles Dickens has many reasons of using this method to present himself to the world. With his level of education Mr. Dickens could have chosen millions of ways to interpret his point, his mother was even a teacher so I’m pretty sure he had a great sense of what he was doing. Charles Dickens was the second of seven children, so he can tell the story from any point of view. During his stages of growing up he had made meaning life styles changes due to his moving from place to place.In addition, another aspect is the reasoning of him selection fiction as a golden ticket to his great work. Fiction the class of literature

Charles Dickens began writing the famous story “A Christmas Carol” in October 1843 and wrote excitedly during the next six weeks. He completed the narrative at the end of November so that it could be published by the time it was Christmas. It came out on December 17, 1843 and sold out in only three days (Molly Oldfield). The expression “Bah! Humbug”, a line repeated many times in the story by its main character, a miserable and bitter fellow by the name of Ebenezer Scrooge, has become a well-known phrase even today. The story takes place in and around the city of London and begins on Christmas Eve, continues through Christmas Day, and ends the morning after Christmas in 1843. At the beginning of the story, Scrooge hates Christmas and happiness and was very greedy. Then a trio of spirits, the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future (who was also known as the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come), haunts him and shows him the wrongfulness of his doings. The theme of this Christmas story is compassion and forgiveness. It shows that a person’s life will be empty, lonely, and sad if he or she does not care about others. It also shows what happens when people are unforgiving towards each other. Relationships are broken when people do not forgive each other. The story, “A Christmas Carol”, has been made into a play and a movie with some similarities and differences in the roles of the characters, conflict, climax, and resolution between the two mediums.

As students complete their twelve years of education, they tend to relearn the same things in history class, and this is for a reason. If you ask any history teacher why students learn history, the most common answer is so our generation doesn’t make the same mistakes previous generations have. Although we always try preventing these things from happening, sometimes it’s inevitable- it’s how you were raised. In this case, injustice between social and economical classes seems to be something you can’t prevent because it’s happened so many times throughout history. For instance, in eighteenth century Paris, Charles Dickens’ wrote A Tale Of Two Cities about the injustices the poor faced on a daily basis from the rich. The movie Selma, which took place in twentieth century America, explained how black americans were denied their basic rights as citizens because of their skin color. The poem Women’s Suffrage from nineteenth century Scotland showed how women, despite the same taxes they paid and crucial roles they played in families, were still not allowed to vote. Injustice will forever be a recurring aspect of human culture between social and economical classes of society because the privileged classes will always overlook the hardship of the suffering.

Charles Dickens was the major novelist in Victorian age. He represented in his novels poorest sections of the society who could not stand for themselves. His main characters are drawn from poor sections of the society and their interaction with the rich. According to Charles Dickens it was the responsibility of the poorest of the poor give love, care and affection to the society because Victorian society was becoming bankrupt on morality. For Charles Dickens haves and have not actually had lot of value. Money could be exhausted but love and affection could not. He wrote about the experiences of common people. He could convert horrifying experiences into beautiful characters and novels. The hallmark of good authors is to create experiences into