DICKENS AS SOCIAL COMMENTATOR
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25
ABSTRACT:
This 25 page paper deals with the larger issues portrayed in the works of Charles Dickens. His direct commentary about the social evils present in the Victorian court systems, the hypocrisy of the wealthy and the unnatural and hideous conditons of the workhouses as a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act. Examples and quotes are cited from the texts of Oliver Twist and Bleak House, as well as Hard Times to support this thesis. The perspective of the poor man as evidenced in the Law Amendment and Dicken's portrayal of the common man are compared and contrasted, heavily supported by citations. Bibliography cites 10 sources.
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