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Mr. Dorrit’s wife gave birth to a daughter while in prison but she died soon after. The rest of the family gets used to life in prison and Mr. Dorrit becomes the longest-serving prisoner in Marshalsea. Little Dorrit makes sure that her brother and sister get some form of education while she learns to sew and embroider.
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Little Dorrit is a novel by Charles Dickens, originally published in serial form between 1855 and 1857. The story features Amy Dorrit, youngest child of her family, born and raised in the Marshalsea prison for debtors in London. Arthur Clennam encounters her after returning home from a 20-year absence, ready to begin his life anew.
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In Little Dorrit, Charles Dickens offers a scathing critique of the social and economic structures of Victorian England. Through the character of Arthur Clennam, a middle-class businessman, Dickens exposes the corruption and greed of the upper classes, who exploit the labor and resources of the lower classes for their own gain.
Right before Mr. Dorrit is to return to Italy, he is surprised by a visit from Flora. After a rambling introduction, she explains that Blandois has vanished, which is a problem because of suspicions being cast on Flintwinch and Mrs. Clennam .
Little Dorrit is a novel by Charles Dickens, originally published in serial form between 1855 and 1857. The story features Amy Dorrit, youngest child of her family, born and raised in the Marshalsea prison for debtors in London. Arthur Clennam encounters her after returning home from a 20-year absence, ready to begin his life anew.
In this novel, the author satirizes government and society at large, with a specific focus on debtors’ prisons that incarcerated those in debt. 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 ...
