“There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.” Charles Dickens used his unique mind to capture the attention of many skillful readers, young and old. Born in Portsmouth, England to a poor family, Dickens mainly wrote about his tough life with his family constantly being tracked down for a great deal of debt his father owed. Charles Dickens was greatly influenced by many popular novelists including William Shakespeare, Victor Hugo, and Walter Scott for their impressive literary techniques and poetic minds. Dickens mainly wrote about things he felt that needed to change. For example, he wrote the book, A Christmas Carol, to voice his opinion on the large financial gap of the rich and poor of the Victorian
