An Examination Of Dickens
...man. Although he grew up in poverty, he truly understood the behaviors of humans. Great Expectations is an autobiographical novel. Dickens was born in 1812 in England. His father was a clerk and was always in debt. Dickens family was in debtor's prison his whole life. He worked in a shoe polish warehouse to help raise money to get his family out of debt. He visited his family on Sundays in the prison. During his career he wrote fifty-two novels. At the age of twenty four Dickens was a journalist and a court clerk. His first novel was Sketches by Voz. He wrote this novel at the age of twenty four. Also at the age of twenty four he was married. His wife was Katherine Hogarth. She was the daughter of a newspaper owner Dickens wrote for. Together they had ten children. Dickens was the first mystery writer. Dickens and his wife were separated because he was a better writer than father. He died at age fifty four. When he died he had not yet finished the novel The Mystery of Edwin Brood. Throughout his novel Great Expectations he reveals these views of life. He makes it apparent that just because someone is wealthy, they are no better or happier than anyone else. He also realized that sometimes life plays tricks on humans causing appearance to misrepresent reality. There is nothing that could fool Dickens, not even evil. He knew exactly how evil worked and was able to develop characters that portrayed true evil. Dickens understood what true love is also. He knew that is was not just mushy gushy but that it is so much more.
Although many people feel that wealth will bring true happiness, Dickens was wise and knew that it does not. Miss Havisham is a perfect example of that. Miss Havisham had everything a woman could ever desire. She had a large home, exquisite jewels, and if she did not
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have something she wanted, she had the money to buy it. The...
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