Renowned for his ability to utilize literary devices, Charles Dickens developed the theme through similes. A simile is defined as a comparison of two different things using “like” or “as”. In and of themselves, similes embody some dualistic qualities. After discontinuing the life of an innocent youth, “Monseugneur the Marquis ran his eyes over [all the peasants], as if they had been mere rats come out of their holes” (Dickens 84). Because of his position of superiority, he viewed the peasants as inferior beings.
Oliver meets Jack Dawkins when he escapes and is left on the streets of London, He is taken to Fagin, the receiver of the stolen goods. Fagin leads a group of boys to make their earnings from pick pocketing and leads them down a path of a life of crime. Jamal Malik is on the talk show ‘who wants to be a millionaire’, but is suspected of cheating as he knows all the answer. A series of flashbacks of his abusive past, childhood in poverty and neglection as a child, show that
Throughout human history, many key issues have remained constant in society. Charles Dickens in his 1837 text Oliver Twist utilises an ironic tone, symbolism, emotive and descriptive language to reveal the plights of the lower classes in Victorian England. Similarly, Danny Boyle in his 2009 film Slumdog Millionaire uses a broad range of film techniques to reveal the social injustices of modern day Mumbai, India, which is undergoing similar social changes to those seen in Victorian era England, both due to rapid industrialisation. It is the constancy of the issues of social class inequalities, spatial inequalities and the inability to turn away from crime over time represented in both Oliver Twist and Slumdog Millionaire which allows them both to speak to us, even over their differentiating time periods. Social class inequalities are one of the central themes revealed in both Oliver Twist and Slumdog Millionaire.
Mrs. Milgrom and Shepsel, Janina’s uncle hate Misha because he came from the streets. Mr. Milgrom gladly accepts Misha as part of their family. When food began to get harder and harder to find, Misha found a way to the city. He could squeeze through a drainage pipe in the giant wall. During the nights, he would leave the ghetto and steal food for his family.
The characters in ‘Oliver Twist’ are successful as they are often labelled with some idiosyncrasy which represents Dickens’ distaste for society. He also loved to use melodrama, which is reflected in his characters, to create empathy and sympathy for a character. While Bumble has a complete lack of sympathy towards Oliver, Mr Sowerberry tries to win Oliver over by attempting to be nice to him, and therefore be seen as an author figure to Oliver. The characters in this chapter are presented as villains to show how Dickens felt about the authority figures in the 1830’s. As in many other of his books, Dickens uses his character’s personalities to represent the attitudes of society.
How does Dickens portray the character of Scrooge in Stave 1 of ‘A Christmas Carol’? In the story of ‘a Christmas carol’ Dickens portrays Scrooge as a “miserable and tight fisted” character, as it says he is “squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner!” He is emotionless and lives off peoples suffering. As the story goes on Dickens uses scrooge to teach the readers a moral lesson: that Christmas is a time for generosity and care and if it you don’t bad things will happen to you. Scrooge is a moneylender he lends people money so they can pay their rent but if they don’t pay it back he takes there house and anything valuable of theirs and leaves them to suffer. Scrooge has a daily routine when he leaves his office;
Paul’s Case is a short story by Willa Cather wrote in 1904 and first published in 1905. In the story of Paul’s Case, we learn that he is an eccentric young man who feels like he does not fit in with his community. Paul resorts to brilliant lies; lives vicariously through theater, art, and music to escape from the cold clutches of his reality. In the following paragraphs, I will be discussing the elements of Paul’s life that ultimately lead to his tragic suicide. The story opens up with Paul entering the principal’s office.
Murphy, Brenda. Understanding Death of a salesman a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents. Westport, Conn: Greenwood P, 1999. 2-6 Annotation: Willy Loman feels trapped in a claustrophobic Brooklyn neighborhood. His only dream is to escape the city, and become better then all of his neighbors.
The issue of want, ignorance and redemption within a Victoria society are highlighted in Charles Dickens’s “ A Christmas Carol”. Ebenezer Scrooge’s transformation from a tight fisted man to one of a tender nature is successful through the author’s use of four phantoms. Jacob Marley, the antagonist’s deceased business partner is the first of the spirits to haunt Scrooge. Marley warns Scrooge of the inevitable fate that awaits him. Shaken by the warning of Marley’s ghost, the Ghost of Christmas Past illustrates to Scrooge what his greed has cost him.
In A Christmas Carol, Dickens deliberately and defiantly comments on the society which was 19thCentury England. As his own life gives context to his commentary, Dickens discusses what he sees as the moral and social imperatives of the time. As the two are inextricably bound both are addressed in an attempt to bring about the change he argues is necessary of an empathetic and just society. The inequity between the rich and the poor and societies ignorance in sight of this lack of social justice is central to this novella. The novella starts with Scrooge being a cold hearted, bitter old man, that has no care what so ever with the poor.