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Charles Dickens (Life (1827 (He became an office boy, He studied shorthand…
Charles Dickens
Life
1812
Birth in Portsmouth
1824
He was put to work in a factory because of the debts of his family
1827
He became an office boy
He studied shorthand at night
1832
He became a famous shorthand report in the House of Commons
He became a reporter for a newspaper
1833
He adopted the pen name of 'Boz'
1836
He married Catherine Hogarth
1842
He visited the United States
He took strongly against slavery
1870
Death. He was buried in Westminster Abbey
Characters
They are from the lower classes
Dickens exaggerates their habits in order to arouse the reader's interest
Children are often the most important characters
A didactic aim
Didacticism: he wants to let the wealthier classes know about their poor neighbourhood
He does not want to rebel
influence of
Bible
Fairy tales
Fables
Nursery rhymes
Style
Effective language
He is regarded as the greatest novelist in the English language
