Does Charles Dickens Want To Spread Awareness Of Societal Injustices In The Victorian Era?

Charles Dickens wanted to spread awareness of societal injustices in the Victorian Era. In Stave 1, Dickens presented three issues that involved a materialistic dystopia. First, he painted a detailed picture of the, “cold, bleak, biting weather,” (Dickens 9) where people could barely breathe any fresh air and the sky was always dark and smoggy. This was an effect of people constantly polluting the environment through the use of fires and taking advantage of resources. Then, Dickens introduced inhumane working conditions when the clerk was freezing while he copied papers. The clerk only had a candle to keep him warm, but Scrooge would not allow him to get more coal from his office (Dickens 9). Dickens spent years serving in child labor and was