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Michael Adams commented on the post, “The Novel of Purpose”: Informing and Reforming Victorian England, on the site Nineteenth-Century Studies 9 years, 1 month ago
Group four observes that, “despite the social commentary, however, it is clear that the hardships of the poor were meant to serve as a backdrop for the story, and that readers were ultimately meant to be more […]
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Michael Adams 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, 1 month ago
Group 1 focuses on the idea that Dickens uses non-denominational characters from across the moral spectrum to prove that Christianity does not have a monopoly on moral righteousness.
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Michael Adams commented on the post, Social class and the impact of the poor law, on the site Nineteenth-Century Studies 9 years, 3 months ago
Group 2-
We believe that Dickens’ work was not necessarily meant to appeal to all the strata of Victorian society as much as it was meant to spread awareness and spearhead the cause of social change. Published […]
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Michael Adams replied to the topic Why Dickens? in the forum
Nineteenth-Century Studies 9 years, 3 months agoUnlike many of the responses I’m reading here, I know a bit (though I don’t claim to be an expert) about Dickens and his writing. I signed up for this class because, in spite of all that, I don’t like his work very much. I constantly hear people raving about his works as though they were penned by the Grand Illuminated Oversoul of Literature (I…[Read more]
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