The Sentimental Dickens

Charles Dickens, perhaps the greatest writer of serialized novels of all time, was once criticized for being too sentimental. Given where he is and everything he had to in his life, especially at so young age, should not the more sentimental aspects of his writings to make and as a tool to dissect the various themes and characters of his work?

One interesting aspect about Dickens and his start is that his story is not the typical rags to riches type. When a small boy, his family was not rich, but well enough to prevent young Charles concern, where the next few shillings, to support his family. I think he is what would be a moderate-to-riches-rags-to-riches story.

In the light of Dickens said resentment for his mother, for him to continue with its offer that it sticking labels on jars for ten hours a day, even though the family was good enough to get out of financial difficulties, it is easy to understand why a little sentimentality may be something that he wanted to inject into his stories, whether consciously or not. Dickens in David Copperfield, and by him as his favorite and personal of all his works, "I had no advice, no guidance, no support, no consolation, no help, no support of any kind from any that I I can recall ... "The man was injured. He did not have the structure in his life while growing up that he thought important.

Maybe serialized novel is a form of writing that he is because he is the opportunity to make his thoughts and feelings of his unstructured childhood in an acceptable framework. True, Dickens was a touch sentimental, but taking into account, when he and everything he experienced a little sentimentality should be accepted.

No matter what the critics have said, or they can always say, Dickens' writings have never been out of print. His words have stood the test of time and it seems that audiences around the world yearn a little sentimentality.

The Muppet version of A Christmas Carol is better than any other version of the story, and especially is probably the most sentimental. After reading the book I find that bring life to the Muppets characters in a way more credible than a few actors ever could. Michael Caine's Scrooge is more credible than what other players have with the role. This story seems to recognize that the people are simply not tired. There is a new version of IT every few years, either in cinemas or on the stage (Who can forget Patrick Stewart's impressive one-man show). Nevertheless, I think Dickens would be pleased with Jim Henson's creations.

Currently in production is, you guessed it, A Christmas Carol, takes place entirely in Motion Capture by Robert Zemeckis. Jim Carrey is Scrooge, and a multitude of others. Time will tell whether this latest version will only bastardization of the beloved story or something that Charles Dickens would be proud to watch.

 

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