Why did Charles dickens go to work in a factory when he was 12 years old?

Answer 1

Charles's father, John, had overspent their income for so many years, that he finally saw nothing ahead of the family but ruin. When he was 12 (about 1824), Charles was sent to live in rooms near Warren's Blacking Company, where he worked for about eight months. Shortly after he did so, his father was jailed for debt. A few months later, a small inheritance allowed John and his family to move out of the debtors prison and Charles was allowed to leave Warren's and come home. His mother tried to insist that he continue working, but his father brought him home; as a result, Charles harbored a deep and implacable resentment toward his mother for the rest of his life.

Answer 2

Charles Dickens went to work in a factory when he was 12 years old because his father was put in debtors' prison, and Dickens needed to support himself and his family. This experience influenced his writing and fueled his interest in social reform.

Answer 3

Dickens was sent to work at Warren's Blacking Factory(they made shoe polish) when he was 12; he applied labels to jars of blacking. Critics differ on how long he was there: anything from four months to eight months. To Dickens, it was an eternity. He was humiliated and hurt, feeling rejected by his parents and outshone by his siblings who were able to go to school (and win prestigious awards), while he badly wanted to continue his education. To compound his humiliation, the labeling process was soon moved to a large window looking out onto the street, where the young Charles was visible to passers-by. His father (having been released from debtors prison) saw him in the window one day and immediately took him out of Warren's for good. His mother wanted Charles to continue working at Warren's but his father, understanding a little of Charles's feelings, insisted he return to school. Dickens was for ever after resentful and angry with his mother for wanting to send him back.

Answer 4

His father, John, had overspent their income for so many years, that he finally saw nothing ahead of the family but ruin. Charles was sent to live in rooms near Warren's Blacking Company, where he worked for about eight months. Shortly after he did so, his father was jailed for debt. A few months later, an inheritance allowed John and his family to leave the debtors prison and Charles was allowed to leave Warren's and come home. His mother tried to insist that he continue working, but his father brought him home; Charles harbored a deep and implacable resentment toward his mother for the rest of his life. It's crucial to understanding Dickens to realize how deeply humiliated and disappointed he was by the episode. He was a good and articulate scholar and he was taken from school, never to regain his previous momentum; he was set to become a gentleman and working at a factory was about the farthest from that he could imagine. He was ashamed of the period and confessed it to no one--even his wife. Thank you!!!

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Answer 5

Charles's father, John, had overspent their income for so many years, that he finally saw nothing ahead of the family but ruin. When he was 12 (about 1824), Charles was sent to live in rooms near Warren's Blacking Company, where he worked for about eight months. Shortly after he did so, his father was jailed for debt. A few months later, a small inheritance allowed John and his family to move out of the debtors prison and Charles was allowed to leave Warren's and come home. His mother tried to insist that he continue working, but his father brought him home; as a result, Charles harbored a deep and implacable resentment toward his mother for the rest of his life. It's crucial to understanding Dickens to realize how deeply humiliated and disappointed he was by the episode. He was a promising and articulate scholar and he was taken from school, never to regain his previous momentum; he was set to become a gentleman and working at a factory was about the farthest from that he could imagine. He was incredibly ashamed of the whole period and confessed it to no one--even his wife-during his life. The affair appears in a partial autobiography, discovered after his death.

that answer is wrong^. He worked at a Sweat Shop because his dad went to jail for killing his mom.. because she didn't make his sandwich
he worcked and worcked to be a writer or auther then when he grow up he was a auther he worcked in london and after some years pepole became to know him :D

Answer 6

His dad was in debtors prison, and Charles was forced to work to get money to help pay off his fathers debt.

Answer 7

Dickens worked at a shoe polish factory when he was twelve years old. He worked there for about a year until his father was released from jail.

Answer 8

His father John was made bankrupt and imprisoned for debt. He was then forced to work in a Boot Blacking factory