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Charles Dickens

Referenced as a literary figure illustrating social and economic conditions.

minor

Also known as Dickens

First appearance: ii the veins of wealth

Charles Dickens's tie to Unknown Narrator is one of the pressures that moves Unto This Last—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With Unknown Narrator (friendship): The narrator references Dickens sympathetically, aligning with his moral critique of social injustice. With The Master (rivalry): Dickens' humanitarian values stand in opposition to…

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  • Friendship
  • Rivalry

Character groups

  • Literary economic archetypes
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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  • Breaking point

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