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Cassandra Ballini commented on the post, Modern Critics’ Assessment of Pip in the Dual Role of the Narrator & Protagonist , on the site Nineteenth-Century Studies 9 years, 3 months ago
Group 4
While we agree with Rupert Christiansen’s assessment of Pip as a highly self-critical character and narrator, we disagree that such behavior is entirely unjustified, given the way he acted throughout […]
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Cassandra Ballini commented on the post, Negative Reviews and Criticism (Or Lack Thereof) on Dickens and A Christmas Carol, on the site Nineteenth-Century Studies 9 years, 5 months ago
Group 4 (Erin Duffy, Angie Carson, Heather McFarlane, Jacob Trost, Cassandra Ballini)
Some may say A Christmas Carol implies that Christian morals are the only correct morals, and that Scrooge is Jewish and […]
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Cassandra Ballini commented on the post, Dickens’ Contemporary Critics and the Social Discussion of the New Poor Law and Workhouses, on the site Nineteenth-Century Studies 9 years, 6 months ago
In Group 6’s response to the blog post, they suggest that, through Dickens’ comments on Oliver’s lack of religious education, he intended to highlight the dismal lack of opportunity to receive an education among […]
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Cassandra Ballini replied to the topic Why Dickens? in the forum Nineteenth-Century Studies 9 years, 7 months ago
I signed up for this course because, like many other students in this class, I know very little about Dickens and, as an English lit major, this seems like an awfully conspicuous hole in my education. I’ve only ever read one book by Dickens (Great Expectations), and it was for a high school English class, so it wasn’t a very in-depth reading. I’m…[Read more]
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Cassandra Ballini joined the group Nineteenth-Century Studies 9 years, 7 months ago
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Cassandra Ballini became a registered member 9 years, 7 months ago