How Does Charles Dickens Work
The Life and Work of Charles Dickens
“Christmas is a poor excuse every 25th of December to pick a man's pockets.” As Charles Dickens shows in this passage, not everyone likes Christmas. This quote is from the words of Ebenezer Scrooge, one of Dicken’s most infamous characters. As one can tell from this quote, Scrooge loves money so much he does not notice anything else. When Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol, he wanted money as well. 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 …show more content…
In Psalms 72:13, it says, “He will take pity on the weak and the needy, and save them from death” (Bible). The few generous people who gave to the poor were blessed, whether they gave money, time, work, or other things to the poor, as in Proverbs 28:27, ”Those who give to the poor lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses” (Bible). Clearly, God was not happy with the factory owners, coal mine operators, etc., but he heard the prayers of the needy. Psalms 72:12 states, “For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help.”, and Psalms 9:9 says the LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed (Bible). God was watching over the poor and needy through every part of their struggling. He gave the poor voices that eventually stopped the mercilessness. As a victim of the growing industrialization, Charles Dickens was one of these voices silently helping the poor. Dickens wrote with compassion for the poor, feeling for them through the experiences of his former life. He incorporated hidden messages into his works to capture the hearts of the upper class. His writing was part of a bigger plan to stop child labor. According to Proverbs 31, he was doing the right thing when it says, “speak for the poor who cannot speak for themselves”(Bible). Later in the century, laws were passed against child labor. Once, again, the Bible was right. Proverbs 19:7 says, “Whoever is kind to the LORD lends to the LORD, and he will reward them for what they have done” (Bible). The LORD rewarded Dickens by helping him to accomplish his mission - to end the cruelty of child
“Christmas is a poor excuse every 25th of December to pick a man's pockets.” As Charles Dickens shows in this passage, not everyone likes Christmas. This quote is from the words of Ebenezer Scrooge, one of Dicken’s most infamous characters. As one can tell from this quote, Scrooge loves money so much he does not notice anything else. When Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol, he wanted money as well. 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 …show more content…
In Psalms 72:13, it says, “He will take pity on the weak and the needy, and save them from death” (Bible). The few generous people who gave to the poor were blessed, whether they gave money, time, work, or other things to the poor, as in Proverbs 28:27, ”Those who give to the poor lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses” (Bible). Clearly, God was not happy with the factory owners, coal mine operators, etc., but he heard the prayers of the needy. Psalms 72:12 states, “For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help.”, and Psalms 9:9 says the LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed (Bible). God was watching over the poor and needy through every part of their struggling. He gave the poor voices that eventually stopped the mercilessness. As a victim of the growing industrialization, Charles Dickens was one of these voices silently helping the poor. Dickens wrote with compassion for the poor, feeling for them through the experiences of his former life. He incorporated hidden messages into his works to capture the hearts of the upper class. His writing was part of a bigger plan to stop child labor. According to Proverbs 31, he was doing the right thing when it says, “speak for the poor who cannot speak for themselves”(Bible). Later in the century, laws were passed against child labor. Once, again, the Bible was right. Proverbs 19:7 says, “Whoever is kind to the LORD lends to the LORD, and he will reward them for what they have done” (Bible). The LORD rewarded Dickens by helping him to accomplish his mission - to end the cruelty of child