Charles Dickens Flashcards
(19 cards)
Early Life
-finnical issues
-12 dad gets arrested
-mother wants him to work in warehouse but father wants him to go to school
Early life influence on writing
-replicaated people from his life in books
-talked about social injustice and poverty, impact of indutrlization bc hard life
How long did Dickens work in a warehouse?
3 years
Where did he start as a journalist?
Mirror of Parliment
When was first book published what was it called?
The Pickwick papers, 1836
What are some of Dicken’s most famous works?
A Christmas carol
a tale of 2 cities
bleak house
hard times
a personal history of David copperfield
Common themes in his work
Crime and punishment
selfishness
loss
What paper did Charles Dickens write for?
The Morning Chronicle
Which of his books made him popular across London and America?
A tale of 2 cities
What is serialized publication?
When you release chapters 1 by 1
What did Dickens do to raise awareness about problems?
Draw sketches for morning chronlice
traveled to America to speak out against slavery
Books where Charles Dickens brought up real world issues?
Hard times
Bleak house
How did Charles Dickens convey issues in his books?
Extreme detail and imagrey
What inspired Dickens to write Great Expectations
political opinions
social opinions
childhood harship
How does Great Expecatations reflect Dicken’s own beliefs and experiences?
Pip is based off of himself
spilt from family and had to work in facory
felt loneliness and despair while working
What was the public reaction to Great Expectation?
people loved it
1000 copies of first issues were sold and 750 of the second
What were some of Dicken’s accomplishemtns
huge list of novels
administering charitable organizations
theater entuthisast
-worte and preformed plays for queen victoria
-lectured agonist slavery
Books that have been adapted into movies?
Oliver Twist, Tale of 2 cities, great expectations
What did Dicken’s write about that is still relevant today?
Children having opinions based on parents
gentility/perfect gentleman
justice in gov
class system
