“In every great novel there is a theme that is constant throughout the story. One of the better kown themes portrays the fight of good versus evil… In Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, he portrays good and evil in somewhat of a unique way. Dickens shows this difference by using characters, although we sometimes have to think about the difference between the good and the evil and wonder if they are not the same in the long run (A Tale of Two Cities). The triumph of love in A Tale of Two Cities demonstrates human goodness overcoming evil.
On February 7, 1812, on the southern coast of Portsmouth, British author Charles Dickens was born as Charles John Huffam Dickens. He was the son of John Dickens, who was a naval clerk and dreamed of striking rich, and Elizabeth Barrow, who strived to be a teacher and school director. He was the second eldest of eight children and despite Mr. and Mrs. Dickens’ best efforts they remained in poverty, however they stayed positive. They moved to Chatham, Kent in 1816- the young children were freely able to explore the countryside and the old castle at Rochester (Charles Dickens’ Biography). …show more content…
Mr. Dickens had a hazardous habit of living beyond the family’s means, and as a result the family’s financial situation had escalated. Unfortunately, he was sent to prison due to debt in 1824, when Charles was only twelve years young. After his father’s custody, Charles was involuntary to leave school to work along the River Thames at a deprived, rodent-ridden boot-blacking factory; where he earned six shillings a week labeling pots of a substance used to clean fireplaces. Charles saw this experience as saying farewell to his childhood and felt abandoned and betrayed by the adults who were supposed to care for him. Later, this reflection became a recurring theme in his writing (Charles Dickens’
On February 7, 1812, on the southern coast of Portsmouth, British author Charles Dickens was born as Charles John Huffam Dickens. He was the son of John Dickens, who was a naval clerk and dreamed of striking rich, and Elizabeth Barrow, who strived to be a teacher and school director. He was the second eldest of eight children and despite Mr. and Mrs. Dickens’ best efforts they remained in poverty, however they stayed positive. They moved to Chatham, Kent in 1816- the young children were freely able to explore the countryside and the old castle at Rochester (Charles Dickens’ Biography). …show more content…
Mr. Dickens had a hazardous habit of living beyond the family’s means, and as a result the family’s financial situation had escalated. Unfortunately, he was sent to prison due to debt in 1824, when Charles was only twelve years young. After his father’s custody, Charles was involuntary to leave school to work along the River Thames at a deprived, rodent-ridden boot-blacking factory; where he earned six shillings a week labeling pots of a substance used to clean fireplaces. Charles saw this experience as saying farewell to his childhood and felt abandoned and betrayed by the adults who were supposed to care for him. Later, this reflection became a recurring theme in his writing (Charles Dickens’