Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens No writer since Shakespeare has occupied as important a place in popular culture as Charles Dickens (Wilson 34). Dickens never forgot his impoverished childhood, filling his novels with poignant details that dramatized the problems of a grimy industrial England. Although Dickens treated social problems realistically and became an outspoken voice for social reform, he tempered his criticism with humor (Price 12). Many of his characters are comic caricatures in which a particular human foible or …showed first 75 words of 585 total…

…showed last 75 words of 585 total…institutions of London life. In addition Dickens’ observations of the parliamentary process allow him to become an advocate of reform, and his sympathy for the downtrodden contributes greatly to tell a story through his memorable characters such as the poor orphan boy Oliver Twist. The desire to shame society into treating the poor with respect and generosity is a motivating force that drives him to write about social issues of Victorian England using illustrious characters.