The Pickwick Papers · Chapter
Endnotes explained
The endnotes provide references and annotations for the preceding chapters, including a note on Mr.
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The endnotes provide references and annotations for the preceding chapters, including a note on Mr. Jingle's prophetic imagination regarding the 1830 Revolution and a remark on the prison's abolition.
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Narrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Resolution.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Prison and Suffering
The endnotes remark on the prison's existence in the past, now abolished, reflecting on the theme of imprisonment.
Characters to notice
- Samuel Pickwick
Referenced as Member Pickwick Club and General Chairman.
- Alfred Jingle
Noted for his prophetic imagination regarding the 1830 Revolution.
Key passages
“A remarkable instance of the prophetic force of Mr. Jingle’s imagination; this dialogue occurring in the year 1827, and the Revolution in 1830.”
Mr. Jingle's dialogue in 1827 astonishingly foreshadowed the 1830 Revolution.
Highlights Jingle's seemingly prescient remarks.
“Better. But this is past, in a better age, and the prison exists no longer.”
Fortunately, that time is over; we now live in a better era, and the prison has been abolished.
Reflects on the positive change regarding the prison's closure.
