Some thoughts about Charles Dickens /Part 2 /

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Charles Dickens recreates the atmosphere in the society in which he lives. He is often targeting specific social problems: the public health law that occurred in 1848, the deep abyss separating the rich from the poor; of the society, where the people separating those deprived of misery from those committed to the crimes, those who are for the social homes, those who are for the Small Dorit Prison, the exploitation of children and the negative consequences of the law on the poor / 1834 / "The Adventures of Oliver Twist." / Charles Dickens earns precious mistress of a writer engaged in the problems of the emerging civil society The novelist became a close friend of the Burdett-Coutts who devoted his time to charitable work in support of the destitute poor.m. The body becomes ill when any of these fluids breaks the measure and is in short supply or in excess. According to Dickson, the reasons for the social crisis and social evils are set in human nature. His satirical attacks initially turn to morals and later begin to be perceived as a critique of public institutions. The novelist unveils Feyjin's greed ("Oliver Twist's Adventures"), the unscrupulous striving for profit that conquers the industrialists ("Heavy Times"), the fake philanthropy ("The Cold Home").

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Dickens as a novelist calls for people to change their ways and for society to reform their institutions. But Dickens does not respond directly to the popular protest movements that originated at the time. He remains a sworn conservative who is hostile to movements that insist on a radical change in the existing social order. He only believes in the evolutionary changes under the control of the ruling and rejects the violent attempts to change the social conditions. He is afraid of the unbridled revolution and does not believe that she could change the situation in her home country.In his novel "Antiques Values ​​Shop", lines can be found in which the author furiously attacks the "charistes" movement. In 850 years the preachers of economic liberalization and the liberated entrepreneurial initiative make their first glamorous appearances in society. Samuel Smiles preaches his "Gospel of Labor and Spontaneity," while Dickens, through the intermediary of his heroes, defends the credo of the Victorian era: trusting the individual who is the creator of his own happiness and creator of prosperity in society.

Dickens is not only a writer whose conceptual and artistic messages are accessible to all, but also a talented novelist who masters the storytelling technique to appeal to readers. He proves that he is a master in the development of intrigue, but also a connoisseur of human nature and possessing enviable abilities as a stylist.To attract the reader, this novelist tells him stories that keep the constant tension of expectation in his mind. He began his writing career with Mr. Pickick's Adventures, where he arranges entertaining, humorous episodes, though it links them to rough bindings. But after 1845, when his chief rival Tucker emerged as a capable novelist, Dickens proved that as a narrator he could embark on a more intricate intrigue and use the approach of dramaturgists to character development. He first described them as an observer from the outside, who was mostly concerned with physics, gestures and manner of speech. He borrows an onomastic approach that uses the character's name as an indication of his specific lifestyle. Since he has to act in accordance with the traits of character, the novelist Dickens is misled to present rather static characters.English novelist Edward Morgan Forster accuses Dickens of building "flat characters" . But the famous Victorian novelist can paint detailed portraits of people who develop under the influence of external circumstances and events and are enriched by their own experience. In tracking Pip's evolution into the novel "Great Hopes," Dickens really proves to be a virtuoso of the psychological novel.The poetic attitude of novelist Dickens is often discussed. He is truly poet when he unfolds in the deliberately rhythmical phrases the atmosphere in which his novels unfold. It is known that this novelist often uses symbols, variations on the main theme, repetitions that highlight the guiding idea, suggestive sound configurations, sequences of influential images. These "lyrical finds" make his prosaic exhibitions not only more fresh, but also more exciting.

It is enough to trace the variations on the image of the "river" in his works. The river is constantly present in Lizzie's life, a heroine in the novel "Our Common Friend", the river is a symbolic sign of Martha's fall in the novel "David Copperfield": it is pure and peaceful flowing through the field, but becomes dirty and sinister when it enters town. The despairing young woman, confused by her life, will be tempted to drown in her, to become involved in water pollution in her. The novelist also exploits the image of the dust: it, for example, covers the garbage of the capital city of London, and it also accrues to the Parliament, which can not take on the responsibilities it is called upon to perform in the political life of England. Dickens as a novelist has the magic of speech, especially when he is about to laugh and excite his readers. He is the master of the pathetic expression. Often, he uses narcotic epithets as "small," for example: Little Dorit, Little Nell, and Little Paul are represented as life-threatening victims. He often introduces into his novels donations abusing the "scenes of agony", for example: the death of Paul Dombe and the Little Nell are detailed and naturally evoke the emotional empathy of the reader towards the painful "end-atmosphere". Dickens is able to derive many effects from the rich palette of comic techniques, for example, the "Donkichhoff" tribulations of Mr. Pickwick and Sam Weller, the grotesque figures of Mrs. Gamp ("Martin Budzwill"), the quirky dwarf Quirp for the antique values ​​"), the Bunsby and Cutthorn / Bunsby, Cuttle / Dome and the Son, as well as the seductive laughter David Copperfield and the mellowing joy that accompanies the dombies of the Dombi and the Son and Great Hopes ". Dickens builds the authority of a highly respected writer of the people. In his work he recreates the daily life, the sorrows and the joys of the good people and the villains. His talents and imagination help him convey the scenes of everyday life with impressive credibility. His contemporaries soon appreciated his remarkable talent and, with keen interest, await the emergence of his next novel. Today's readers continue to find a deep relationship with the characters Dickens built in the middle of the 19th century. Together with Tucker, he is the fame of a "popular writer" who is inspired by his longstanding sympathy for the humiliated and insulted in his native England. It has a strong influence on the formation of the narrative handwriting of the great Russian novelists Gogol, Tolstoy and Dostoevsky.


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Very interesting information!