Dickens Writings
In writing David Copperfield and Oliver Twist, author Charles Dickens depended on his memories and experiences as a child. These instances provided Dickens' with ample descriptions and depictions of life as a child growing up during Dickens' own era in England. In 1849 Dickens' began writing a novel based on his earlier life experiences. This novel came to be David Copperfield, a semi-autobiography that draws heavily on his life in both character and incident. Oliver Twist also draws from his past and present, referring to his views on the English legal system and poverty, but focuses mainly on social class distinctions. Dickens own childhood was nightmarish, living in poverty and with his family being imprisoned for debt. Dickens' wrote Oliver Twist to expose his theories and beliefs of the way the Victorian middle class frowned upon the poor during the 1830's in England. The novel also criticized the legal system, the workhouses and middle class moral values of its era. The character of Oliver was born into an unfortunate situation of being an orphaned child. His mother passed away shortly after his birth in a workhouse and Oliver was still un-named. His name was as it was due to alphabetical order. In the workhous
Meaning that due to Harry's higher stature and social ranking, Miss Rose does not wish to hold Harry back on his aspirations and life goals. Dickens' wrote about the English legal system in many of his books, he had no trust in it and found plenty of flaws to its very foundation. After learning of his mother's death David is sent by Mr. Murdstone to work in a wine factory pasting labels on bottles in London. This is similar to Dickens' childhood where he also had to work in a factory pasting labels on bottles. In London David resided with the Micawber family. Mr. Micawber became a fatherly figure to David but was sent off to debtors prison with the rest of his family. This same event happened in the life of Charles Dickens, when his father John Dickens was hauled away with the rest of the Dickens family to debtors prison. David is then taken to Canterbury to re-enrol in school. He finishes school and wonders what to do with his life. On the streets of Canterbury, David, runs in to Steerforth, now a student at Oxford and decides to go to visit Em'ly, who he believes to be his first love in Yarmouth. Steerforth accepts an offer to join David in his journey. Upon arriving at Yarmouth David learns of an engagement, Em'ly will be wed to her cousin Ham. Steerforth is aghast over the beauty of Em'ly and mocks her future husband Ham out of jealousy.
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Approximate Word count = 1564
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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