Why should you read Charles Dickens?

The starving orphan seeking a second helping of gruel. The spinster wasting away in her tattered wedding dress. The stone-hearted miser plagued by the ghost of Christmas past. More than a century after his death, these remain recognizable figures from the work of Charles Dickens. But what are the features of Dickens' writing that make it so special? Iseult Gillespie investigates.

Answer the following questions:

1. What can we learn about the Industrial Revolution from Dickens' work?

2. Why do you think Dickens chose orphans as his protagonists in many cases?

3. Name one distinctive feature of Dickens' writing style.

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