A five page paper looking at Dickens classic short story in terms of the philosophy of Christmas which it has given to Western culture. The paper argues that although Dickens presented an admittedly secularized view of the Christmas spirit, it encouraged generosity and joy, which cannot be a bad thing.
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A 5 page paper contrasting Jane Austen's depiction of her society as illustrated in Sense and Sensibility with Charles Dickens' as depicted in Hard Times. The paper concludes that the Industrial Revolution, in substituting self-interest for tradition, also established corporate greed as an economic philosophy, much to the detriment of the poor. Bibliography lists 3 sources. A 7 page paper looking at Charles Dickens shortest but most hard-hitting novel in terms of its indictment on poverty, and comparing those conditions to poverty in the United States today. Bibliography lists 4 sources.