ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Dickens’ novels combine____ and melodrama.
A
journalism
B
Satire
C
science
D
religion
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dickens also sarcastically comments on the abuses of poor children who often suffered at the hands of their apprentices. Charles Dickens managed to use characterization, thematic aspects and verbose style to poke fun and create humorous situations in order to attract the attention of his readers.

Detailed explanation-2: -In his novels, Dickens appropriates melodramatic aesthetics to facilitate cultural inclusivity. Melodrama evolved with an uneducated audience in mind, thus offering Dickens an ideal aesthetic template through which to reach an audience often excluded from serious literature.

Detailed explanation-3: -In Great Expectations, Dickens also uses his sharp satirical eye to expose the problem of child abuse in Victorian society. One memorable scene introduces the ‘’Tickler”, a cute name for a not-so-cute instrument of abuse. This is the stick Mrs. Joe feels free to use on her brother Pip.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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