Dickens and Society “Crush humanity out of shape once more, under similar hammers, and it will twist itself into the same tortured forms. Sow the same seed of rapacious license and oppression over again, and it will surely yield the same fruit according to its kind” (Dickens 362). These prophetic words of Charles Dickens and the chilling message they create are a large part of the reason his novels are stories of all places and all …showed first 75 words of 2521 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2521 total…Whether he reveals his views and attitude toward oppression in society through characters of hate or characters of love and sacrifice, his message is always powerful. Rightly so, the compelling characters Dickens creates “have become personal friends to many readers through the years” (Fido 6). Dickens gives to us a warm, rich and full world, a world such as it is, full of the good and the bad, but always full of hope for the future.