Literary Qualities
This is a good reading exercise for students who can read at a grade five level or better. Like most works in an older style, […]
Month: October 2008
Social Sensitivity
This novel will come as a refreshing change for readers and movie-goers accustomed to stories about self-indulgent and licentious characters. It is no longer currently […]
Topics for Discussion
1. What was Dr. Henry Jekyll trying to discover? 2. What do his colleagues and friends do when they feel anger and revulsion at Mr. […]
Ideas for Reports and Papers
1. Are anger and hatred natural emotions? Are criminal behaviors necessary? Can people choose alternatives? 2. What benefits can scientific research bring to a scientist? […]
Related Titles and Adaptations
There have been at least ten film adaptations of the novel, and at least four versions are available in video format through stores and libraries. […]
About the Author
The most popular Victorian author in Great Britain and the United States, Charles Dickens was both gifted humorist and critic of the social evils of […]
Themes and Characters
The title character in David Copperfield presents himself, his life, and the people and experiences who have helped shape his personality by reconstructing them from […]
Literary Qualities
Dickens attempted to write his autobiography, but found that some episodes in his early life were too painful to relive in an autobiographical, or confessional […]