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- The now wealthy Dorrits decide that they should tour Europe as a newly respectable rich family. They travel over the Alps and take up residence for a time in Venice, and finally in Rome, displaying pride over their new-found wealth and position, hiding their past from new friends.
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Summary. Fanny's engagement gives her a rise in social status, and the chance to be snide with Mrs. General. The marriage takes place sooner than anticipated because Sparkler has to return to London to begin his job, and Fanny does not trust him to be there alone.
At a party In Rome, Mr Dorrit falls ill and dies at their lodgings. His distraught brother Frederick dies that same night. Little Dorrit, left alone, returns to London to stay with newly married Fanny and her husband, the dim-witted Edmund Sparkler.
Pancks finally reveals his secret: he has uncovered proof that Mr. Dorrit is actually heir to a large fortune, allowing him to pay off his debts and live as a wealthy man. The Dorrits leave prison and start spending their money.
The plot of Little Dorrit revolves around the life of Amy Dorrit, a young woman who was born and raised in the Marshalsea debtors’ prison. Her father, William Dorrit, has been imprisoned for so long that he has become known as the “Father of the Marshalsea.”
How It All Goes Down. A couple of prisoners, Cavalletto and Rigaud, are in a Marseilles jail. Cavalletto is a minor smuggler serving out his sentence. Rigaud is a murderer who's about to go on trial. Meanwhile a boatful of people are released from quarantine in England. Arthur Clennam has just returned from 20 years in China.
The prison in Little Dorrit is the Marshalsea, where at one time, Charles Dickens’s father was imprisoned for debt. Little Dorrit explores common Dickensian themes such as economic class, duty, and societal issues. This study guide refers to the Project Gutenberg e-book edition of the text.
Mrs. General reports to Mr. Dorrit that Amy does not have any self-confidence or strength of character. When confronted with this, Amy says that she is still getting used to their...
