Blog 4

To the esteemed Charles Dickens,

I am writing this letter to you in admiration for you and your work. Your work is critical to understanding the ways of the times during the Victorian Era. You gave great insight into social issues of the time that had possibly the greatest impact over the work of any other author. You brought political and public attention to the mistreatment of the poor and horrible poverty conditions of the time, from your own experiences of your childhood growing up. I cannot imagine what it must have been like to come from such poor conditions, but I admire how you used and grew from it, and your experiences made you so passionate in your fights, which urged more people to listen, and to make changes.

Our world could possibly not be what it is today, because of your ongoing legacy even almost 150 years after your time. Your novels Bleak House and Hard Times are some of the most influential pieces of literature that have impacted our political and society systems. Your stories Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol have such interesting and compelling social commentary, but also live on as well-loved stories by children growing up, and families as a whole. Your legacy lives on in so many ways, and touches so many different branches of society and all sorts of people all over the world.

With admiration,

Lilly Flack