Lucie Manette

Throughout the course of the year, we have practiced writing universal, debatable theme statements in the form of research assignments, paragraphs, and class discussions. Example 1: (Romeo and Juliet) The central message of the play is that hatred leads to tragedies. If there is detestation between at least one person in at least two different groups, all members of either group are prohibited from associating themselves with people from the other. However, two people from opposite sides may…

Charles (John Huffam) Dickens was born on February 7, 1812 in Portsmouth, United Kingdom ("Charles (John Huffam) Dickens." DISCovering Authors). Dickens had an overall harsh childhood with his father (John Dickens) constantly being sent to debtors prison for living beyond his means ("Charles (John Huffam) Dickens." DISCovering Authors). Since his father was imprisoned and his mother lived with her husband in prison, Dickens was forced to live in poverty and hunger in a rented room ("Charles…