Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens

Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Pity abounds in this eighteenth century novel about a poor Victorian girl who nurses her father who has been imprisoned for debt. Along the way we meet Arthur Clennam who attempts to do her father justice; and Mr. Barnacle; of who he has to battle in order to free Amy’s father. The politics starts when Clennam attempts to get things done; by way of visiting the Government’s office, who is always keen to pass the blame to someone else. Within each chapter is a maze of characters; who are paired up in the most insignificant of circumstances,; all of which Dickens is keen to introduce; inform us of their standing in society and their personality; and are then either praised or mocked depending on how they assist our young protagonist. Much is learnt here about attempting to getting things done in Victorian society, and in some respects; very little has changed.

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