"Alleys and archways, like so many cesspools, disgorged their offences of smell, and dirt, and life, upon the straggling streets; and the whole quarter reeked with crime, with filth, and misery."
AO2
-The semantic field of poverty created by the adjectives 'crime', 'filth' and 'misery' suggests the deprivation of hygiene and the sheer struggle of the poor in the Victorian era.-The personification of the archways 'disgorging their... and life' implies the grim surroundings of the inhabitants that live there and embodying the harsh reality of poverty.
- The alliteration of 'alleys and archways' further amplifies the unforgiving circumstances the poor are left in; tossed into the streets without any shelter.
AO3
Dickens used his knowledge of the poor to interest the Victorian readership as after reading his books they could further relate Dickens descriptions of the poor to their reality, further revealing the hardships of the poor in the Victorian era.
AO1
Dickens utilises the dreadful circumstances of the poor to shed light on the main reason fought so valiantly for the unfortunate parts of society.