Common Themes In Dickens' Works

Common Themes In Dickens’ Works.


During the Victorian age Charles Dickens writing spoke out against many of societies ills. Dickens works often reflected his experiences growing up and the hardships he experienced. Many of the characters and settings in his books mirror people and places he once knew. Dickens frequently portrays the urban surroundings as terrible and harsh places, which they were for him, growing up in the slums of London working at factories.
A reoccurring theme I found throughout every novel our class read was how much Dickens used from past experiences. In Hard Times Dickens shows the harshness of Victorian Age industrialization by using Coke town as an example. Coketowns residents are twisted by the population from the factories, both rich and poor lack emotions and morals. Many of Dickens characters become “dehumanized” due to the harsh conditions they are surrounded with. His early work, David Copperfield, is regarded by many to be an autob...