Charles Dickens as A Moralist Charles Dickens as A Moralist Readers are almost always presented with some sort of conflict or problem in a story. Authors hope to aid children as well as adults in solving their own problems in a safe and healthy manner.
Many authors take on the role of a moralist.
Some authors are very blunt in telling a lesson, but many will not directly tell the reader what is right and what is wrong. An author doesn't tell the readers what to think. The reader is allowed to draw his or her own conclusions from the facts presented to them. Most of the time, authors tend to sway the reader. The reader is led to believe an action is right or wrong according to the author's own views.