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Jenna Cecchini commented on the post, Progression of Ideas of Consciousness in Victorian England , on the site Nineteenth-Century Studies 9 years, 5 months ago
Group 3 makes a compelling argument, but we in Group 1 disagree that Pip’s internal processing is determined entirely by the external pressures in his life. While they do play a large role in his development, they […]
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Jenna Cecchini commented on the post, Victorian Diseases and their Impact on Society, on the site Nineteenth-Century Studies 9 years, 5 months ago
Group 1
As we have discussed in class at some length, Dickens uses disease primarily as an equalizer, shattering the concept of social class by demonstrating the pervasive nature of illness. However, this is […]
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Jenna Cecchini commented on the post, “The Novel of Purpose”: Informing and Reforming Victorian England, on the site Nineteenth-Century Studies 9 years, 6 months ago
Group 1
In our presentation, we reference the work of Claybaugh. Her assessment of Dickens suggests that over the years, his narrative intent undergoes some change. Claybaugh asserts that after observing the […]
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Jenna Cecchini 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, 6 months ago
Group 1
As Group 5 mentioned, Grossman seems to propose that Dickens is equating morality with Christianity. However, we feel that this is not necessarily the case. Although this story is about a Christian […]
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Jenna Cecchini commented on the post, The Influence of A Christmas Carol on how Christmas Has Come to be Understood, on the site Nineteenth-Century Studies 9 years, 7 months ago
Dickens’ picture of Victorian England is a bleak one, indeed. His stories, set in hard times with some unbelievably unfeeling characters are enough to chill anyone’s heart (even at Christmas!). Fortunately, It […]
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Jenna Cecchini replied to the topic Why Dickens? in the forum Nineteenth-Century Studies 9 years, 8 months ago
The first book that I was assigned to read in high school was Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities. I had never been exposed to literature quite like it before, and I fell in love with it almost immediately. After that, I couldn’t stop reading Dickens! I tore through most of his other works and started reading other 19th century authors. I always tell…[Read more]
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