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CHARLES DICKENS (1812-1870) (CHARACTERS of his novels (All his characters…
CHARLES DICKENS (1812-1870)
LIFE
Then he became a reporter and a full-time novelist
Unhappy childhood because of economic problems.
Obsessive man
Most important WORKS
Oliver Twist (1838)
Hard Times (1854)
A Christmas Carol (1843)
CHARACTERS of his novels
All his characters became SYMBOLS
CHILDREN = Model and examples of behaviour
They belonged to the MIDDLE CLASS
They were CARICATURES
WEAK FEMALE CHARACTERS
INTENT of his works
SEND A MESSAGE
PUT A LIGHT ON THE SITUATION OF THE POOR
THEMES
Children (innocent or corrupted)
Begin in negative circumstances and rise to happy endings
Family, childhood, poverty