Charles Dickens in America: Martin Chuzzlewit and His offensive criticism Against America, In 1842
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2013
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This present work is an analysis of Charles Dickens’s offensive criticism against America in 1842, in his novel Martin Chuzzlewit. The main character, young Martin Chuzzlewit travels to America and during his stay he depicts the culture, society and habits of the people of America offensively.The purpose of this study is to determine the reasons that lead Dickens to portray America in such way in his novel. This thesis, first of all, presents some notes about Dickens’s life: childhood, adulthood, and death. Next, Charles’ style of writing is introduced. This section contains descriptions of the methods and techniques he used to create his characters, plots, and settings. Following this, a brief analysis and a summary of the novel is provided. In addition, an exploration of the chapters of the novel which contain the criticism is presented. Finally, this thesis offers a comparison between some of the historical and cultural realities of America during the mid-19th century and Charles Dickens’ description.
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Esta tesis es un análisis a la ofensiva crítica emitida por Charles Dickens contra América en 1842, en su novela Martin Chuzzlewit. El personaje principal de la novela viaja a América y describe a la sociedad y hábitos de la cultura América. El propósito de este trabajo es determinar las razones que llevaron a Dickens a describir de esta manera a América en su novela. Esta tesis, en primer lugar presenta una biografía breve del autor. Luego el estilo de escribir es introducido como es sus métodos, técnicas que el autor usa. Además, hay un breve análisis y un resumen de la novela. Luego se centra en un análisis de los capítulos que contiene la crítica ofensiva hacia América. Finalmente, la tesis ofrece una comparación entre la realidad de América durante la época de Dickens y la descripción de Dickens realizada en su novela Martin Chuzzlewit.
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Enseñanza Del Ingles, Novela, Analisis Literario, Aprendizaje
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TLI;405