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The
starving
orphan
seeking
a
second
helping
of
gruel
The
spinster
wasting
away
in
her
tattered
wedding
dress
The
stone-hearted
miser
plagued
by
the
ghost
of
Christmas
past
More
than
a
century
after
his
death
These
remain
recognizable
figures
from
the
work
Of
Charles
Dickens
So
striking
is
his
body
of
work
that
it
gave
rise
To
its
own
adjective
But
what
are
the
features
of
Dickens's
writing
That
make
it
so
special
?
Dickens's
fiction
brims
with
anticipation
Through
brooding
settings
plot
twists
and
mysteries
These
features
of
his
work
kept
his
audience
wanting
more
When
first
published
his
stories
were
serialized
Meaning
they
were
released
a
few
chapters
At
a
time
in
affordable
literary
journals
And
only
later
reprinted
as
books
This
prompted
fevered
speculation
over
the
cliffhangers
And
revelations
he
devised
Serialization
not
only
made
fiction
available
to
a
wider
audience
And
kept
them
reading
But
increased
the
hype
around
the
author
himself
Dickens
became
particularly
popular
for
his
wit
Which
he
poured
into
quirky
characters
and
satiric
scenarios
His
characters
exhibit
the
sheer
absurdity
of
human
behavior
And
their
names
often
personify
traits
or
social
positions
Like
the
downtrodden
Bob
Cratchit
The
groveling
Uriah
Heep
And
the
cheery
Septimus
Crisparkle
Dickens
set
these
colorful
characters
Against
intricate
social
backdrops
Which
mimic
the
society
he
lived
in
For
instance
he
often
considered
The
changes
brought
about
by
the
Industrial
Revolution
During
this
period
The
lower
classes
experienced
sordid
working
And
living
conditions
Dickens
himself
experienced
this
hardship
as
a
child
When
he
was
forced
to
work
in
a
boot
blacking
factory
After
his
father
was
sent
to
debtors'
prison
This
influenced
his
depiction
of
the
Marshalsea
prison
In
Little
Dorrit
Where
the
titular
character
cares
for
her
convict
father
Prisons
orphanages
or
slums
may
seem
grim
settings
for
a
story
But
they
allowed
Dickens
to
shed
light
On
how
his
society's
most
invisible
people
lived
In
Nicholas
Nickleby
Nicholas
takes
a
job
with
the
schoolmaster
Wackford
Squeers
He
soon
realizes
that
Squeers
is
running
a
scam
Where
he
takes
unwanted
children
from
their
parents
for
a
fee
And
subjects
them
to
violence
and
deprivation
Oliver
Twist
also
deals
with
the
plight
Of
children
in
the
care
of
the
state
Illustrating
the
brutal
conditions
of
the
workhouse
In
which
Oliver
pleads
with
Mr
Bumble
for
food
When
he
flees
to
London
he
becomes
ensnared
In
a
criminal
underworld
These
stories
frequently
portray
Victorian
life
As
grimy
corrupt
and
cruel
But
Dickens
also
saw
his
time
as
one
in
which
old
traditions
Were
fading
away
London
was
becoming
the
incubator
of
the
modern
world
Through
new
patterns
in
industry
trade
and
social
mobility
Dickens's
London
is
therefore
a
dualistic
space
A
harsh
world
that
is
simultaneously
filled
With
wonder
and
possibility
For
instance
the
enigma
of
Great
Expectations
Centers
around
the
potential
of
Pip
An
orphan
plucked
from
obscurity
by
an
anonymous
benefactor
And
propelled
into
high
society
In
his
search
for
purpose
Pip
becomes
the
victim
of
other
people's
ambitions
for
him
And
must
negotiate
with
a
shadowy
cast
of
characters
Like
many
of
Dickens's
protagonists
Poor
Pip's
position
is
constantly
destabilized
Just
one
of
the
reasons
why
reading
Dickens
Is
the
best
of
times
for
the
reader
While
being
the
worst
of
times
for
his
characters
Dickens
typically
offered
clear
resolution
By
the
end
of
his
novels
With
the
exception
of
The
Mystery
of
Edwin
Drood
The
novel
details
the
disappearance
of
the
orphan
Edwin
under
puzzling
circumstances
However
Dickens
died
before
the
novel
was
finished
And
left
no
notes
resolving
the
mystery
Readers
continue
to
passionately
debate
over
Who
Dickens
intended
as
the
murderer
And
whether
Edwin
Drood
was
even
murdered
in
the
first
place
Throughout
many
adaptations
Literary
homages
And
the
pages
of
his
novels
Dickens's
sparkling
language
and
panoramic
worldview
Continue
to
resonate
Today,
the
adjective
Dickensian
Often
implies
squalid
working
or
living
conditions
But
to
describe
a
novel
as
Dickensian
is
typically
high
praise
As
it
suggests
a
story
in
which
true
adventure
and
discovery
Occur
in
the
most
unexpected
places
Although
he
often
explored
bleak
material
Dickens's
piercing
wit
never
failed
To
find
light
in
the
darkest
corners