How did the life of Charles Dickens affect his literary work?

Answer 1

Almost every one of Dickens' books or short stories reflects in some way his personal experiences. He is able to translate some of his more painful memories into his writing and (it is to be hoped) come to terms with them. He often does this by inventing characters, like Little Nell in The Old Curiousity Shop, who is believed to be a characterization of his adored sister-in-law. He places himself in his writing, as in David Copperfield. But his entire writing discipline and work ethic comes from his fear of the poverty he experienced as a child. He was successful beyond his dreams, but he never stopped writing.

Answer 2

it affected people in many ways. An example is Oliver Twist which was inspired by his childhood...it made people think about how they were treating their children and made them change their ways. However this is only how they treated the poor children because the rich people could afford to have a nice childhood and were not sent to work houses. Also his work was affected by his childhood because if he had not lived that childhood(working in a factory in terrible conditions and being hungry and poor) it would be very unlikley that he would be writing about it or trying to change what was happening in his adulthood.

Answer 3

Well... I'm doing a paper on this and I've come across some very interesting answers to this question. I feel that the Victorian Era changed his perception on a gentleman because the middle class that he was in was rapidly changing. They all wanted to pursue a future in the ranks of the nobles, and felt that the only way to achieve this was by acting proper. Dickens, however, disagreed. He spoke out against this, and sub-consciously wrote about and made fun of this way of life.

Answer 4

Yes many of the experiences he portrays in books come from his life. Examples the Cratchit family is based on his own, death of Scrooges sister in child birth is based upon his own sisters death

Answer 5

Charles Dickens' difficult childhood and experiences with poverty greatly influenced his literary work, often reflecting social inequality and economic hardship. His personal experiences fueled his empathy for the struggles of the poor and marginalized in his society, leading him to create memorable characters and narratives that highlighted these issues in his novels.

Answer 6

He has changed social norms, social assistance, social institutions. For instance, he is credited with the decision to close down all workhouses and debtors' prisons.

Answer 7

most of Charles Dickens books were influenced by his life. He lived a lonely life until the age of 11 and the sadness he had experienced stayed with him.