The Spread Of Religion In A Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens

Christianity was the dominate religion in Britain, An heavenly ideology in which based on teaching of Jeuses and Bible lessons . The workhouse was established by the parish authorities but there were no reflection in the novel about the religious lessons or spaces for the children to read the Bible.

‘…Oliver was denied the benefit of exercise, the pleasure of society, or the advantages of religious consolation’ and And so far from being denied the advantages of religious consolation, he was kicked into the same apartment every evening at prayer-time and there permitted to listen to,and console his mind with, a general supplication of the boys,containing a special clause,herein inserted by authority of the board Dickens p15 This shows that children couldn’t get the needed religious instruction but they were asked to tell their prayers. After being in the

In addition to that the protestant Church was the dominant faith in England ; ‘That’s not the point’ said the doctor mysteriously. ’Mr Giles, are you a protestant?’ ‘yes, sir, I hope so,’ faltered Mr Giles, who had turned very pale. ‘Lord bless me, sir!’ replied Brittles, starting violently; ’I’m-the same as Mr Giles, sir’ Then tell me this both of you! Are you going to take upon yourselves to swear’

Dickens 192 Victorians were conservative nation with their religion , believing in God and practicing their ritual accurately. Thus, readers should take in account to have a knowledge about the trends that follows in Victorian society and their liturgy in devotion in order to be aware and competent in comprehending and assimilating the