What is the main line of the book 'Little Dorrit' by Charles Dickens?

Answer 1

The web site The Literature Network summarizes Little Dorrit thus: Charles Dickens's masterpiece about prison life is set in an English debtors' prison (where Dickens's own father had been imprisoned) and where Amy Dorrit, the heroine, has spent her entire life caring for her imprisoned father. The novel portrays both the physical and psychological horrors of imprisonment and the hypocrisy of a society that allows them to continue.

Answer 2

There were two brothers: an evil and envious but rich one, living in London, and a kind, honest and poor one, who dies in the country-side, leaving his widow, son and daughter penniless. They decide to travel to London to ask for the uncle's help, who - hating and despising his late brother and his nephew - decides to ruin and humiliate him and to use his niece, for whom he develops a strange fascination, in order to further the family's ruin.

Answer 3

'Little Dorrit' by Charles Dickens does not necessarily have a main line though it has many well known quotes. According to Good Reads, one of the best known lines is "[Credit is a system whereby]a person who can't pay, gets another person who can't pay, to guarantee that he can pay."

Answer 4

The main line of "Little Dorrit" revolves around the story of Amy Dorrit, a young woman born and raised in a debtor's prison, and her interactions with various characters, including the kind-hearted Arthur Clennam. The novel explores themes of wealth, poverty, social class, and the impact of the past on individuals and society.