Charles Dickens Novels: Reflections of an Era
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What did Dickens try to awaken through the vivid image of suffering in his works?

  • Interest in poverty-stricken children
  • Compassion and awareness in a cruel era (correct)
  • Excitement in the general public
  • Joy and happiness

    • Why did Dickens feel completely humiliated and isolated from his family during his time at the Warren Coal Factory?

  • He didn't have any skills or qualifications
  • The work at the factory was too difficult for him
  • He was younger than the other workers
  • His father forced him to work in deplorable conditions (correct)

    • Why did Dickens work at the Warren Coal Factory after his father's imprisonment?

  • To support himself while his family was in a debtors' prison (correct)
  • To prove his independence to his family
  • To gain experience in manual labor
  • To escape from the harsh reality of Regency London

    • What lasting impact did Dickens's experience at the Warren Coal Factory have on him?

    <p>It left a permanent painful scar on his memory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was Dickens's emotional state while living alone in squalid accommodation during his time at the warehouse?

    <p>Humiliated and isolated</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did returning to the Warren Coal Factory cause Dickens extraordinary pain and resentment?

    <p>His father's insistence on his return while feeling neglected</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aspect of Charles Dickens's life is known to have influenced his writing?

    <p>His childhood sufferings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Charles Dickens use his novels for, according to the passage?

    <p>To critique society and raise awareness about social issues</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was Charles Dickens known as, according to some critics?

    <p>A social reformer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the Victorian era characterized by, according to Chapman (1970)?

    <p>Great complexity, change, contradictions, doubt, skepticism, misery, luxury, and extremes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the impact of Charles Dickens's writing on his readers, according to Grant (1984)?

    <p>It moved them and aroused their sense of responsibility towards their society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the focus of the present study, according to the passage?

    <p>The problem of childhood as a social victim in the Victorian age</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Charles Dickens use his novels for?

    <p>To warn his community about the victimization of children</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a feature of the Victorian era, according to the text?

    <p>The descent of human beings into the level of non-human things</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Whom did Dickens blame for damaging childhood and killing its innocence?

    <p>Society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was England's perception of itself in relation to its children?

    <p>England saw itself as the victim of its own children</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the title of one of Charles Dickens' novels mentioned in the text?

    <p>Oliver Twist</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following authors wrote a book titled 'A preface to Dickens'?

    <p>Grant Allan</p> Signup and view all the answers

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