How does Dickens....

Joe G · 05-13-2008, 03:19 PM

How does Dickens make his characters so memorable and striking? Perticurlary in Great Expectations which I have just finished reading once again and i still think it's great. I believe that it was based on Dickens own harsh childhood but what do you think?

kelby_lake · 05-13-2008, 03:44 PM

because of the detail he pays to each character

DapperDrake · 05-13-2008, 03:53 PM

yep, Dickens is all about characterisation.

PeterL · 05-13-2008, 04:26 PM

The excess of details in his descriptions are largely to blame, not that his characters are especially well developed, but they are detailed.

waryan · 05-13-2008, 07:45 PM

are there other authors deserving of this reputation?

londa · 04-04-2009, 05:30 PM

Exageration, and repetition. Just like tap dancing.

MissScarlett · 04-04-2009, 05:40 PM

Dickens highlights his characters eccentricities, e.g., Miss Havisham.

His most autobiographical work is David Copperfield, I believe.

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Joe G Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3	How does Dickens.... How does Dickens make his characters so memorable and striking? Perticurlary in Great Expectations which I have just finished reading once again and i still think it's great. I believe that it was based on Dickens own harsh childhood but what do you think?

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DapperDrake Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Dorset England Posts: 333	yep, Dickens is all about characterisation. __________________ Suicide carried off many. Drink and the devil took care of the rest. - R L Stevenson Currently Reading: Jacob's Room - V Woolf

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PeterL Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Tau-Ceti 3 Posts: 4,048 Blog Entries: 38	The excess of details in his descriptions are largely to blame, not that his characters are especially well developed, but they are detailed. __________________ "A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar." Mark Twain

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