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An examination of Dickens' Great Expectations reveals Dickens' views of life. Dickens was a brilliant man. Although he grew up in poverty, he truly understood the behaviors of humans. Great Expectations is an autobiographical novel. Dickens was born in 1812 in England. His father was a clerk and was always in debt. Dickens family was in debtor's prison his whole life. He worked in a shoe polish warehouse to help raise money to get his family out of debt. He visited his family on Sundays in the prison. During his career he wrote fifty-two novels. At the age of twenty four Dickens was a journalist and a court clerk. His first novel was Sketches by Voz. He wrote this novel at the age of twenty four. Also at the age of twenty four he was married. His wife was Katherine Hogarth. She was the daughter of a newspaper owner Dickens wrote for. Together they had ten children. Dickens was the first mystery writer. Dickens and his wife were separated because he was a better writer than......
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