An important strength of the North was its manufacturing capabilities. Factories could mass produce weapons while the South had few facilities capable of providing weapons. The North had experienced an industrial revolution in which many factories produced supplies necessary for an army. Another strength of the North was that it had better railroads and highways, including naval shipping resources used to re-supply forces. The North possessed a large amount of the country's railroad and canal systems. The railroads and canals was necessary for a quick and easy transportation of troops and supplies. More railroads also meant better communication. The North had about 13,000 miles more railroad than the South which meant that the North could reinforce troops quicker.…
This passage is crucial to Dickens’s writing because these types of quote draw the reader in. Parts of the story like these make the reader feel as if they have a purpose to the story. It makes them feel a connection with the reader and that they aren’t just…
classes of the society in Dickens’ time, and his change is a lesson to the Victorian…
Dickens finds it ironic that he inherited a large estate and much money because he was not deserving of it. He believes other men of higher class or power would have been better suited for this inheritance. He says, “ I inherited an estate...Where the dexterity of the lawyers, eager to discover a flaw? The…
A: Dickens calls the Old Bailey a "kind of deadly inn-yard." From the Old Bailey travelers would set out to go into a "new violent world," and this is what made it a famous place. Also at the Old Bailey there was a whipping post and an old pillory all used for punishment. People paid to see the "play" at the Old Bailey just like they did at Bedlam. The entertainment at the Bedlam was much "dearer." Both of these institutions were signs of everything that "was wrong."…
How does Charles Dickens create tension and danger in the opening chapter of Great Expectations?…
5.Mask “It was like a fine mask, suddenly startled, made angry, and petrified(121)” Dickens uses a mask to symbolize the different sides to everyone in this book. This is meaning that though a person may be perceived one way, they might not actually be like that, or they might be hiding something. Usually when a person is hiding something in this book, it ends up coming out and being something potentially harmful towards someone in the main circle of characters.…
Since the beginning of his narration, we get a gloomy atmosphere which represents Dickens discontent. “volumes of dense smoke, blackening and obscuring everything” here he speaks of the terrible pollution that has infiltrated the town, blocking the view of everything. Afterwards, the quote “...ponderous wagons...laden with crushing iron rods…” appears, signifying the abuse that is done to the working class, forcing them to carry hefty objects and work heavy machinery for someone else's benefit. Later on he writes “...toward the great working town...”, a quote that is very connected to the one before and from that I can deduce the means that lower class are exploited for the benefit of the rich, something that is clearly against Dickens ideals for what it seems.…
Whilst Charles Dickens pointed out problems within society, a blinding and mercenary greed for money, neglect of all sectors in society, and a wrong inequality, he offered us, at the same time, a solution. Through his books, we came to understand the virtues of a loving heart and the pleasures of home in a flawed, cruelly indifferent world. In the end, the lesson to take away from his stories is a positive one. Alternately insightful and whimsical, Dickens' writings have shown readers over generations the reward of being truly human, and how important hopes, dreams and friendship really are.…
We see how mean he is when Dickens describes the office clerk to us………………..tell the story of the fire and quote.…
Although many early critics persisted that his works are “shapeless” , many critics today do not agree with that idea. Modern- day critics, now see Dickens novels as brilliant and complex “denunciations of the bourgeois society that corrupts its members.” (Draper 895). Charles had the ability to express himself through words and plays.…
Charles Dickens uses juxtaposition to evolve and develop Jaggers as an extremely detailed main character. This literary device strongly characterizes Mr. Jaggers through others’ views of him. Pip overhears two clients of Mr. Jaggers sitting outside waiting for Jaggers, “’Jaggers would do it if it was to be done.’…’These testimonies to the popularity of my guardian made a deep impression on me, and I admired and wondered more than ever,’” (Dickens 156). Pip is given the impression that Jaggers can do anything and is willing to fight for whomever by the way the two gentlemen and other clients are speaking of him. He is awe-inspired by his guardian and this helps characterize Jaggers with others’ views of him that he is widely respected. When Jaggers arrives, Pip expects a warm entrance where Jaggers embraces his welcome party; but instead, Pip is exposed to Jaggers’ true nature with his clients. Jaggers addresses these two men after he has a conversation about their situation at his office, “’Very well; then you may go. Now, I won’t have it!’ said Mr. Jaggers, waving his hand at them to put them behind him. ‘If you say a word to me, I’ll throw up the case!’” (Dickens 156). Jaggers is very harsh with these men and uses cut, short diction to protect himself from their dirty case. Jaggers’ response to these men is seemingly the opposite of what would be expected of someone who is so highly respected and venerated by the town’s people. The peoples’ view, respect, and awe for Mr. Jaggers are in harsh contrast to the way he…
As a child, he had to work long, miserable hours in a workhouse just to spring his father from debtor’s prison. He never wanted this to happen to any of his children, and as a result he toiled furiosly in constant fear. Dickens’ novels, as well as being entertainment, were a warning for the upper class of what was…
The one time Dickens upfrontly addressed the animalistic brutality in which the revolutionaries operated, or the horrific September Massacres was in a single paragraph where he describes some ruffians sharpening their bloody tools at a grindstone in France. Another possibly more justifiable example of Dickens's favoritism is his collectively negative representation of the upper class. One of the more subtle, but very potent, examples of this is…
Dickens transports Pip to London and almost immediately introduces the London court system and the corruption within it. Dickens inserts the sly, yet respected lawyer, Jaggers to exemplify the corruption. Although publicly, Jaggers is a revered businessman with people begging for his help, in private, Pip experiences Jaggers preparing a fake witness to testify in court. Jaggers exasperatedly exclaims, “Once more and for the last time, what the man you have brought here is prepared to swear?” (Dickens 131), as Pip bewilderedly bystanders.…