_____Born on February 7, 1812, in Portsmouth Hampshire, Charles was the second of eight children. His family, not rich still brought in a descent income. He attended private school and loved to read as a kid. When he was 12, his father was arrested and Dickens had to fend for himself to a certain extent. In 1834 he was given a job as a political journalist for the Morning Chronicle, a paper in Britian. His first book, "Pickwick Papers", published in 1836 showed the world his sense of social satire and knowledge of the people.
Great Expectations and the Industrial Revolution
_____In 1861, he wrote the book "Great Expectations". The book showed the unjust treatments of the lower class from the social heirarchy. In the industrial revolution, industry boomed and companies mass-produced what they sold by creating machines that did the job just as well as people. In additionto having machines, more middle class citizens were hired to really make the economy jump. The increase in jobs allowed the income of the middle class to soar. Unfortunately, business owners became so greedy that they forced child labor and basically paid them nothing. Along with children, the individuals who worked in small based businesses and focused on a specific trade(blacksmiths) also got the short end of the stick. They had nowhere to turn. Their customers were taken by the larger companies which means their profit went out the window as well. The middle to upper class thrived while the lower class fell and was stomped upon just like Dickens portrays in the book.
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