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| 17574. CHARLES DICKENS ON SOCIAL PROBLEMS. This paper analyzes themes of social criticism in Dickens’ The Pickwick Papers and David Copperfield. Describes the focus of Dickens’ criticism and considers some of the factors in Dickens’ own life (hardship in childhood, etc.) which probably contributed to his sensitivity on social issues. While Dickens’ novels pointed out the flaws in institutions such as prisons and schools, an important message in The Pickwick Papers, David Copperfield, and other novels by Dickens is that the solutions to social problems is not to be found in changing institutions, but rather in changing individuals. KEYWORDS: charles dickens social critique 19th century pickwick david copperfield. Written 2005. MLA Style. 8 pages, 19 footnotes, 6 bibliographic sources. 1,993 words. |
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