PPT-Charles Dickens & Victorian England

Great Expectations England of the 1860s Salvation Army founded by William Booth in London to minister to the lower classes Prime Ministers in the 1860s were primarily of the Liberal party which advocated classical liberalism or . Karenward@clovisusd.k12.ca.us. The Inimitable. What can we learn from Dickens and his work?. How can we apply what we learn to our lives today?. View the next 7 slides then predict the setting (time and location) in which Dickens lived.. Hard. . Times. Victorian. . times. I. Economic. context:.    .  . The economy experienced a remarkable transformation during the 19th century. .. .   . Distribution of British labor..  . Distribution of British national income, 1801-1991. By. . Maisie. . Charles Dickens is a hero because………... He told the public about the way children were being treated, through his books e.g. Oliver Twist.. Also he made Christmas a bigger thing. if Charles Dickens never existed then we wouldn’t the Christmas we have now.. Humor, Irony, and Language Play. by Don L. F. Nilsen. and Alleen Pace Nilsen. Charles Dickens (1812-1870). Dickens has a special talent for evoking strong emotions that result in laughter, terror, and/or pathos. These emotions are used to support his dominant themes and effects, and although the earlier novels tend to be lighter in tone and the later novels more serious, there is a seriousness in his humor . Hero or Villain?. Is Dickens a villain….. When Charles was younger he and his family ate bread very well but had to pay for it for over six weeks! He had to pay debt as well!!!. Or was he a hero?. Power notes . By: . Kalli. McNair . Clothing. . Men; top hats, walking sticks, waist coats. Women; long dresses/ skirts, hats or bonnets. Children; miniature versions of their parents. In the Victorian Age, everyone seemed to have very fancy clothes to ware on daily basis. LITERARY GENRE. IN THE VICTORIAN AGE WAS…. THE NOVEL. . WHY?. Because the……………… read a lot of literature.. middle classes. They borrowed books from circulating libraries and read periodicals.. . bereft. of her, so it must be.. If he were doomed to be. The Mayor of Casterbridge. --Thomas Hardy. bereavements. ;for he wore. sustained a good many. at leas four mourning rings… . SCOPE Magazine Version. VOCABULARY. preposterous. (. prih. -POS-. ter. -. uhs. ) adjective; contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd. example: Here in upstate Michigan, the idea of an 80-degree Christmas Day is preposterous.. Afterlives. Natalie B. Cole, Oakland University. PICKWICKIAN ENDEAVORS: the Bi-Annual North American Dickens Conference. Salem State University. 26 September 2014. I. Why Focus on the VICTORIAN ERA to Study. Title. Dickens saw his tale as one to be heard and shared, as Christmas carols spread joy and bring people together.. A carol is a song of joy or praise. . It is often intended to teach something; in this case, the praise of Christmas and how it is able to make people forget their troubles, and of Scrooge because he changes his ways.. period of Queen Victoria's . reign. June . 1837 until her death . January 1901. It . was a long period of peace, prosperity, "refined sensibilities" and national self-confidence for the United . Kingdom. SOW: . AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 1 Section B . Date: . Autumn Y11. This novella prioritises:. The joy of family. The importance of the Christmas spirit. Light and happiness in the darkest of places.. 1837-1901. In their day, the Victorians were on the cutting edge. All the gadgets we're always improving on? The Victorians saw them being invented—things like railways, photography, electricity, & the telegraph. Okay, so the mobile phone pretty much blows the telegraph out of the water, but it was still a huge improvement on hand-delivering letters. .