Essays Tagged: "Dickens"

David Copperfield is a novel of "Passionate jealousy, sniveling hypocrisy, cold hearted, sexual degradation, sexual exploitaion and much morefff

David Copperfield in the question are all very true in their own respect. This is basically because Dickens chose to write about life and in life all these terms apply.By the time that Dickens began w ... ld, he wanted to show what life was to him: and what better way than a biography closely related to Dickens himself. We could call it a 'Novel of personal memory' but we have to keep in mind the full ...

(5 pages) 78 1 4.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

Oliver Twist

's choice of Oliver's name is veryrevealing, because the boy's story is full of 'twists' and turns. Dickens uses hisskills at creating character to make Oliver particularly appealing.Mr. Bumble - The ... . Fagin's most esteemedpupil. A dirty snub-nosed, flat-browed, common-faced boy (short for his age).Dickens makes Dodger look more appealing by describing his outrageous clothesand uninhibited manners ...

(6 pages) 110 0 3.4 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

A Character Sketch of Joe Gargary from Great Expectations

Joe Gargery might not be the smartest or wisest ofDickens' characters, but he is definitely one of the kindestand most humane. Although Miss Havisham ... onvinced that Joe, however simple he may be, is definitelya unique character. It is my opinion that Dickens made aneffort to raise the readers respect for Joe by the sharpcontrast between him and his ... be enough to put a great deal of stress on anyindividual, much less all three. I think that Dickens might have used Joe in connectionwith Biddy to represent the opposite of Miss Havishamand Es ...

(2 pages) 36 0 4.2 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

A paper that concerns the lessons that Scrooge learns from the 3 spirits

spirit, but changes from his gloomy, dark appearance to a carefree, child-like persona at the end. Dickens shows in A Christmas Carol that personal greed will lead to peril, while kindness and genero ... personal greed will lead to peril, while kindness and generosity lead to personal happiness.One of Dickens social concerns was the lack of sympathy or feelings that people have toward other people. I ...

(3 pages) 71 0 3.8 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

How people effect Pip and are effected by himre, in Great Expectations by Dickens

g him when bad.Joe Gargery, Pip's brother-in-law and foster father, is the most good-hearted of all Dickens' characters in this book. He submits to Mrs. Joe's rampages because he would rather have her ...

(3 pages) 44 0 3.3 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

Tale of Two Cities by Dickens. Essay on the Roots of Revolution

The roots of the revolution, according to Dickens, are rapacious license and oppression by the nobility. 'Crush humanity out of shape once mor ... over again, and it will surely yield the same fruit according to its kind' - P347, Book III, Ch15. Dickens, who lived in England where there were many unjust punishments and immoral actions by high r ...

(1 pages) 51 0 3.8 May/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

This is a presentation on Diction and Syntax for Charles Dickens's "Great Expectations". Chapters 1-8

newborn, or new, while tongue means the organ the human body uses when it speaks.Connotations- What Dickens could try to mean in this small passage is that he doesn't have the mastery that he should h ... at there are dark spots on one's face. Sickly means sick looking, or not healthy.Connotations- What Dickens is trying to portray in this sentence is the condition of Pip's mother before she had died. ...

(6 pages) 51 0 4.7 Jun/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens. Analysis of the character Sydney Carton

s written as a political commentary to inform the people of the causes of the revolution in France. Dickens in his novel tried to show that if there were love during this time, the revolution would ha ...

(3 pages) 76 1 4.3 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

An analysis of the way Dickens and Angelou present the coming of age an search for identity of Pip and Maya in "Great Expectations" and "I Know why the Caged Bird Sings"

illustrate the author's view of what it means to be "Grown up"I believe that both Maya Angelou and Dickens present maturity as an identification with your "roots". In this context, I believe that bot ... addresses the convict). This is ironic, considering that the convict later becomes his benefactor. Dickens gives the convict a coarse, lower class accent by using colloquialisms such as "han`t" and " ...

(11 pages) 164 0 3.6 Feb/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Resarch essay on the classic novel by Charles Dickens, Hard Times.

novel uses its characters to expose the huge division between the rich and the poor of England and Dickens wanted to focus on the heartless views of the middle and upper classes. Hard Times has been ... . Hard Times has been viewed in varied and even conflicting ways by different critics.One critic of Dickens's work was E.M. Forster who saw Dickens characters as 'lovable' but merely 'two-dimensional' ...

(5 pages) 82 0 5.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

Essay on 'A Christmas Carol,' and 'Through the Tunnel.'

unnel,' contrast each other in different ways but are surprisingly similar in others. The fact that Dickens wrote in the Victorian times and Lessing produced a post 19th Century novel is reflected in ... ctorian times and Lessing produced a post 19th Century novel is reflected in their style of writing.Dickens's father was constantly in debt, which caused the family to escape from people who they owed ...

(11 pages) 61 0 4.5 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

"A tale of two cities" by Charles Dickens.

se, parents and their children do not and cannot share unconditional love. In A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens portrays the ideal of unconditional love between parents and their children when, in fact, i ... from adding to her hectic schedule.As in most parent-child relationships of the modern age, Charles Dickens was not able to communicate well with his mother. When Charles was young, his father's bad s ...

(7 pages) 46 0 5.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

Chapter Seven of "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens.

In this chapter of Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities, the tension that is building between the poor townspeople and rich ar ... y which the dead boy's body is placed represents the greatest telling of the coming evolution. When Dickens' writes, 'The water of the fountain ran, the swift river ran...' (Pg. 117) he is essentially ...

(2 pages) 25 0 0.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

"Oliver Twist".

nnocent suffer, and the cruel and exploitative prosper. Despite the horrifying accounts of reality, Dickens also portrayed a different kind of world. He portrayed several people capable of great compa ... -being and her life to get Oliver out of the life which had burdened Nancy.In Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens portrayed several characters with unyielding compassion and kindness. Mrs. Bedwin, Rose Mayl ...

(3 pages) 58 0 4.3 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

"Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens.

t Expectations that the issue of Magwitch's return can be addressed. As I have already pointed out, Dickens uses Australia to get rid of Magwitch in the first place and then to have him return. This r ... orted, displaced and removed from the centre. The shipment of convicts to Australia was familiar to Dickens and, though never having gone there, he was a firm believer in its benefits for both the con ...

(4 pages) 33 0 3.0 Aug/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

Describe how wine and knitting are used as symbols to foreshadow and explain the uprising of the poor.

Knitting and wine are elementary symbols to understanding A Tale of Two Cities. Dickens collectively foreshadows the future of the French Revolution with intriguing themes: Madame ... ificant to the story because it shows the contradictory attitudes of the French Revolution in which Dickens compares "the best of times" and "the worst of times". In the peasant's situation, the best ... peasant's revolt, combining violence and cruelty, contributes to "the worst of times".In the story, Dickens describes the scene in detail of how desperate and hungry the French peasants were. Peasants ...

(2 pages) 22 0 1.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

"A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens.

Knitting and wine are elementary symbols to understanding A Tale of Two Cities. Dickens collectively foreshadows the future of the French Revolution with intriguing themes: Madame ... wealthy. Having no definite victor between the classes the classes is significant in the story, as Dickens contrasts the changes each class makes: either for "the best of times", or for "the worst of ... ificant to the story because it shows the contradictory attitudes of the French Revolution in which Dickens compares "the best of times" and "the worst of times". In the peasant's situation, the best ...

(2 pages) 36 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

"Hard Times" by Dickens.

usband's system of Fact yet unable to live or appreciate it. Minor characters in Hard Times support Dickens' overall perception of class as personified by the leading figures.In the novel, Rachael exe ... n Tom and his extravagances. Meanwhile, Rachael also compliments the nobility of Stephan Blackpool. Dickens does not present Rachael's perspective in novel, instead presenting her character through th ...

(3 pages) 47 0 5.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

"In little Dorrit Dickens achieves his most striking effects through symbol and image; the plot is of secondary importance." Examine this view of the novel.

t, as I believe that both the plot and symbol and image rely on each other to create the story that Dickens wants to convey. Dickens' plot is deliberate and therefore entirely necessary to portray the ... doesn't lose her selfless nature though the rest of her family impose their money on many occasions.Dickens doesn't write in allegories, so it is important not to try to find a sub meaning for every o ...

(3 pages) 14 0 3.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

These are a set of 10 "higher level thinking" questions from a Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. They are all from book 2 and have answers.

h in vogue with all trades and professions..."2) How does his description of Tellson's Bank suggest Dickens' characteristic of over-writing?A: Dickens clearly over describes Tellson's bank by using mu ... its darkness" and that it "wanted no light." All of these statements imply the same atmosphere but Dickens rather then just leaving it at dark and ugly describes the scene using multiple words.3) How ...

(3 pages) 25 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies > Writing