Poverty Exposed In A Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens

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From the words of Ebenezer Scrooge, one can see that he was pursuing wealth for only himself, and defending himself from the judgment of others. The author of A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens, has written many other novels with identical messages. Through his eloquent writing, and popular allegories, Dickens had only one goal, to spread the word about poverty and its problems. He is also sending a message about the truth regarding the rich. Like Scrooge, some of them barely acknowledge the needy, and only care about living a luxurious life. Even though Dickens’s excruciating life happened in the past, the world is still encountering poverty today. The world of Charles Dickens is best understood through his own life, industrialized London, …show more content…

Charles John Huffam Dickens was born February 7, 1812, to John and Elizabeth Dickens. He attended school for one year at William Giles’ school in Chatham, Kent. At age 12, his father, along with his family, was put into Debtors Prison (Perdue). Charles was then forced to work in “Warren’s Blacking Factory” to help pay off the debt. Later, his father was released, but Charles was kept in the factory “How could I be so easily cast away at such an age.” (Charles Dickens). After gruesome years of working, Charles finally went to school and became a freelance reporter at age twenty-five (Perdue). Charles Dickens used his experiences in his famous novels for readers to better understand the cruel and hard working conditions. An author described Charles Dickens at the “greatest novelist who was also the great entertainer, the greatest entertainer, probably, in the history of fiction” (Walter Allen). Dickens never failed to live up to this quote. He wrote a total of 34 books. Some of his most famous novels include David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, and Oliver Twist. Since he had lived in London, he had the advantage of writing a lifelike setting in his novels. He also used …show more content…

For this purpose, he begs people to realize that there are people suffering in the world. Never forgetting how his childhood was a traumatic point in his life. Thus, Dickens blatantly communicates he does not want children forced into child labor. He uses a boy named Oliver Twist as an example. Oliver is repeatedly treated horribly in the orphan house. One of the most famous illustrations is Oliver having to request for more food. Some might say that Dickens’s is too vivid in his writing. But how can he send his message if he did not write with his true feelings and compassion?
Not only did Dickens write about his childhood, he also wrote about Industrialized London. During his life, Victorian London became one of the most famous and largest cities in the world. The Industrial Revolution had begun to sweep in rapidly, and brought many new ideas into London. Cites began to grow everyday, new docks were being built for trading, and factories were established for producing (Perdue). With all the new-fangled ideas, factories became popular in London. Unfortunately, they were horrendously dirty, filled with soot, dust, and oil. The smoke that came from the factories caused pollution. Children were

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