ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Charles Dickens was a famous novelist who liked to write about ____
A
Science fiction and the invasion of aliens.
B
Ghosts, vampires, and other paranormal gothic themes.
C
High-class gentrified country people courting and marrying.
D
The difficulties of life in the lower and middle classes.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -One of the most-read authors of the Victorian era, Charles Dickens wrote over a dozen novels in his career, as well as short stories, plays and nonfiction. He is probably best known for his memorable cast of characters, including Ebenezer Scrooge, Oliver Twist and David Copperfield.

Detailed explanation-2: -In all of his works, Dickens explores themes of want, exploitation, crime, abuse, and corruption that were inspired by his own childhood experience of poverty and social observations gathered from visits and travels to different areas of several countries.

Detailed explanation-3: -As a novelist, Dickens is a social Chronicler. He is found to have introduced social novels in a much broader sense. In his such novels as David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, Hard Times, he gave the contemporary social picture and attacked the various vices of the victorian age.

Detailed explanation-4: -One of the best known and popular writers of his time, Dickens dedicated his life to producing social commentaries on poverty, hunger, exploitation, cruelty and injustice through his many novels and articles.

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