The Life of Charles Dickens :: GCSE English Literature Coursework

The Life of Charles DickensOne of the most remarkable workforce was born on February 7, 1812 Charles Dickens. Charles Dickens had a talent in the country of writing that was unlike that of any other man in his time. He had a lay out that he shared with the rest of the world, a gift that has survived for decadesCharles Dickens was an extraordinary person with an extraordinary life story sentence. He was born to earth-closet and Elizabeth Dickens (www.perruweb.com/Dickens/second.html ). His child hood was not that of a heaven-sent child. His parents were not the best parents a child could have. They loved the extraordinary life and they loved to have fun. They put to much importance in their companionable life and neglected their children often. canful and Elizabeth had eight children including Charles (Charles Dickens, p. 129). Because of their expensive social life and their eight children, John and Elizabeth were at the brink of financial bankruptcy. They were force d to motion to a new plate because they could no longer afford the house that they were living in. Their once glamorous and expensive life was gone. Now they were no more then common people. An education was provided for Charles, tho his education never reached college. Charless parents never provided a college education for Charles. Because of their financial issues, John and Elizabeth could besides afford to send one of their children to college They picked Fanny. Fanny had a gift for medication and so her parent wanted her to expand on it (www.perruweb.com/Dickens/third.html). Charles exactly had one dream to begin with. He dreamed of becoming a gentleman, but unfortunately these dreams were killed when his father was arrested in 1824 for failure to pay his debts. John was sent to Marshalsea prison for this crime. Charles was now forced to work at a shoe-polish factory because of all of this. The next year his father was released from jail, but Charless dreams of be coming a gentleman were dead (Charles Dickens, p.128). On 1830 Charles met Maria Beadnell, but unfortunately this affair only lasted for three years. This was more of a intimate relationship then a romance. Maria was never serious virtually Charles. She kept him for a while in suspense and then laid-off him with casual thoughtlessness(A Pitkin Guide, p.