In an excerpt from Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens, a man's wife just gave birth to their newborn child and he's already planning out the future of his son. Through a god-like view, the reader sees the arrogance of Dombey and feels pity towards his wife and son. Using rhetorical devices, Dickens tells of this man and his thoughts.
Dickens' use of diction and detail shows the kind of smugness that the reader finds
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