Charles Dickens Biography

Born in February 7th, 1812 in Landport, Portsmouth, United Kingdom, Charles had faced a childhood of horror. Charles was a poor boy, who was the oldest child in his family. When he was twelve, his family was sent to prison for debt. Being the oldest child, he was forced to work because. It is a pity that he had to work at such a young age. Eventually his family was released, however Charles was forced by his mother to work in the factory, he felt sense of betrayal running through him. Dickens knew he did not belong in the factory, the people in the factory were mostly obtuse and uneducated unlike him, which is very unfortunate. Later in his adulthood however, Charles became a deliberate writer thanks to his childhood tragedies.

Charles began his writing career in London, Dickens began freelance reporting at the law courts of London. Just a few years later, he was reporting for two major London newspapers. In 1833, Sketches by Boz was released (Boz was his pen name). Sketches by Boz contained various sketches by Charles Dickens himself. Later, he started publishing The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. Later on to his career he wrote best sellers such as Oliver Twist, that is what Charles is known for today.

Throughout his writing career, Charles has accomplished a lot, for example his first book ever published, sketches by Boz, which is a series of sketches by “Boz” (which was Charles Dickens’ pen name). Another accomplishment could be “David Copperfield”, a novel which he wrote in his early writing career, it was a great hit and related to his life. The most important book he wrote however is A Christmas Carol, starring Scrooge, The three ghosts and Bob Cratchit and his family. This as a book that we have all heard of, it was even produced into a film later on. Even if you have not read the book or watch the movie, you will still be able to find the meaning of the word Scrooge and use it.

Most of Dickens’ books such as David Copperfield and Oliver Twist relate to the misery in his life. The misery in his life actually helped him write his books, without the misery, he would not of been an avid writer. One of the most important themes in David Copperfield could be Good versus Evil. There is a symbolic battle between Agnes Wickfield and Steerforth for David’s soul. Agnes is portrayed as the angel of David while Steerforth is the demon. This could be related to his life, the battle between his parents and him. While his parents might not necessarily be demons, however they did make Charles feel obtuse, and uncared for. Another could be Social Class, in Charles society, there were class divisions. Like Charles, David was a