Dickens' novel
Pickwick papers
presentation
Index
Plot
Theme
Characters
quote
Structure
act
Pickwick papers
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The plot follows the adventures of the Pickwick club, which consists of Samuel Pickwick, an eccentric retired businessman, and his three best friends, Augustus, Nathaniel and Tracy, as they travel around England and report their exploits. Known for popularizing the serialized novel format, the book centers around comic characters and an episodic storyline with minor and major villains, but it doesn’t have much of a consistent plot like other novels that Dickens wrote.
Over the course of the novel several characters fall in love, or find themselves unwittingly at the centre of other love intrigues. Each new scene and adventure introduces a diverse mix of caricatures to amuse the reader. Though Pickwick frequently finds himself in ridiculous positions, in each adventure he proves himself benevolent and beloved.
Pickwick papers
PLot
One story involves a lawsuit between Mr. Pickwick and his landlady, who, due to a misunderstanding, sues Mr. Pickwick for breach of promise to marry. The landlady wins the lawsuit and is awarded damages, but Mr. Pickwick stubbornly refuses to pay her and so is imprisoned. But The story ends with Pickwick triumphant, not only free from prison but also assisting both friends and enemies towards better lives and new beginnings.
Pickwick papers
Characters
The main Characters
The secondary Characters
Samuel Pickwick is the protagonist of the novel, founder of the club. He is a kind, curios and a little naive man, which will lead him into comic or difficult situations. Then there are his three close friends.
The secondary characters are: Wardle, who will host the members of the club several times, Trotter was Jingle's servant and a swindler, Emily who was the daughter of Wardle that will marry Snodgrass, Arabella that was Emily's friend, Rachel Wardle who she will be courted and then abandoned by Jingle, Mary who was the wife of Sam Weller and finally Miss Bardle who was Pickwick's landlady and will sue him for a failed promise of marriage that he will be assisted by the lawyer Perker.
Sam Weller,first a shoe shiner, he has a great sense of humor and represents the wisdom of the working class. Alfred Jingle, a swindler, he will deceive the members of the circle several times but he will become ill so he obtains the compassion of Pickwick.
Pickwick papers
Characters
Augustus Snodgrass
Nathaniel Winkle
Tracy Tupman
Tupman, always a capanion of Pickwick, is a ladies' man,in fact he consider himself a romantic lover. His love for adventure is the source of many comic moments
Snodgrass is one of the campanion of Pickwick. He is known for being interested in poetry and he is romantic and idealistic, but rarely writes concrete things
Winkle, another of Pickwick'campanion, is known for being interested in sports even though he turns out to be dangerously inept when handling horses and guns
Pickwick papers
Structure
The structure of the novel
This novel by Dickens is considered one of the masterpieces of British literature. It alternates comedy and moments of moral reflection and nostalgically portrays a friendly England. It is divided into episodes that are independent of each other but still linked together by a common thread: the protagonist's journey and the relationships between the characters; in each episode a new character is introduced, who often persists in the other episodes, and takes the reins of the narrative, interrupting the main plot.
Meanwhile the Style is characterised in three points: - Humor with misunderstandings and dialogues with rich wordplay - Characters with exaggerated (caricatural) and memorable characteristics - Generally Dickens has a light and funny tone, while when the story moves on to the secondary characters the tones are dark and moral; showing the author's lexical flexibility.
Pickwick papers
Theme
The foibles of society
Dickens highlights the absurdities of social conventions, the judicial system and the human nature, using the humor.
The importance of friendship
As a source of joy against life’s challengers; friendship is a moral support and personal growth..
Social injustice and reform
Dickens reports all of the social injustice of his time.
The journey of self-discovery
Mr. Pickwick evolves from a naive man became wise and compassionate.
Duality of human nature
The juxtaposition between altruist and opportunist character (like Sam and Alfred) represent the capacity of virtue and vice within individuals and society.
Quote
Pickwick papers
It is the fate of most men who mingle with the world, and attain even the prime of life, to make many real friends, and lose them in the course of nature. It is the fate of all authors or chroniclers to create imaginary friends, and lose them in the course of art.
By Charles Dickens
Pickwick papers
Act
(Narrator) When Mr. Pickwick tells his widowed landlady, Mrs. Bardell, that he has taken on a servant, she assumes from the ambiguous way he puts it that he intends to marry her.Mrs. Bardell faints in his arms.
Mr.Pickwick - And, well, I’ve been thinking of a solution that could give me a little help?Mrs.Bardell, blushing - Oh! You need someone by your side? Mr. Pickwick - I think I do… someone who is strong enough to help me both physically and emotionally… Mrs.Bardell - Yes? Mr. Pickwick - Someone who will help me through everything… Mrs.Bardell, blushes more - Yes? Mr. Pickwick - Noble, who had experience in the field before… Mrs Bardell - hehe That’s me!! Yes, I will marry you Mr.Pickwick!
Mr. Pickwick - You know, I have been thinking of something lovely todayMrs. Bardell - And what’s that Mr. PickWick? Mr. Pickwick - Considering my age, I have observed my abilities decline more and more Mrs.Bardell - And?
Pickwick papers
Act
And so, Mr. Pickwick was put on trial. The date of Mr. Pickwick's trial is Valentine's Day, the irony being that the trial is for breach of promise. In the end, Mrs. Bardell won the case. Judge - Therefore I sentence Mr. PickWick to jail! However, to escape prison, he could have just paid his fine to Mrs.Bardell and things would be over. But Pickwick was stubborn at first. He refuses to pay damages on principle, and so is placed in prison,
Mr. Pickwick - What? Mrs Bardell - I will marry you and be by your side! Mr. Pickwick - That’s not what I said! Mrs Bardell - Excuse me? You just proposed to me! Mr. Pickwick - No! I meant to say I wanted take on a servant! Mrs Bardell - No you didn’t! You clearly meant to say you wanted to marry me! Mr. Pickwick - I did not! Mrs Bardell - I’m putting you in a trial! Mr. Pickwick - For what!? Mrs Bardell - For breaking your marriage promise! Mrs Bardell - For breaking your marriage promise!
where he meets Mrs Bardell herself, who has been promptly placed in prison by her own lawyers when they are unable to claim their fees thanks to Pickwick’s obstinance. But in the end, with his reformed kind heart thanks to the adventures made in the Pickwick club, he manages to pay the damages, and get both him and Mrs. Bardell out of prison. The story ends with Pickwick triumphant, not only free from prison but also assisting both friends and enemies towards better lives and new beginnings.
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Transcript
Dickens' novel
Pickwick papers
presentation
Index
Plot
Theme
Characters
quote
Structure
act
Pickwick papers
PLot
The plot follows the adventures of the Pickwick club, which consists of Samuel Pickwick, an eccentric retired businessman, and his three best friends, Augustus, Nathaniel and Tracy, as they travel around England and report their exploits. Known for popularizing the serialized novel format, the book centers around comic characters and an episodic storyline with minor and major villains, but it doesn’t have much of a consistent plot like other novels that Dickens wrote.
Over the course of the novel several characters fall in love, or find themselves unwittingly at the centre of other love intrigues. Each new scene and adventure introduces a diverse mix of caricatures to amuse the reader. Though Pickwick frequently finds himself in ridiculous positions, in each adventure he proves himself benevolent and beloved.
Pickwick papers
PLot
One story involves a lawsuit between Mr. Pickwick and his landlady, who, due to a misunderstanding, sues Mr. Pickwick for breach of promise to marry. The landlady wins the lawsuit and is awarded damages, but Mr. Pickwick stubbornly refuses to pay her and so is imprisoned. But The story ends with Pickwick triumphant, not only free from prison but also assisting both friends and enemies towards better lives and new beginnings.
Pickwick papers
Characters
The main Characters
The secondary Characters
Samuel Pickwick is the protagonist of the novel, founder of the club. He is a kind, curios and a little naive man, which will lead him into comic or difficult situations. Then there are his three close friends.
The secondary characters are: Wardle, who will host the members of the club several times, Trotter was Jingle's servant and a swindler, Emily who was the daughter of Wardle that will marry Snodgrass, Arabella that was Emily's friend, Rachel Wardle who she will be courted and then abandoned by Jingle, Mary who was the wife of Sam Weller and finally Miss Bardle who was Pickwick's landlady and will sue him for a failed promise of marriage that he will be assisted by the lawyer Perker.
Sam Weller,first a shoe shiner, he has a great sense of humor and represents the wisdom of the working class. Alfred Jingle, a swindler, he will deceive the members of the circle several times but he will become ill so he obtains the compassion of Pickwick.
Pickwick papers
Characters
Augustus Snodgrass
Nathaniel Winkle
Tracy Tupman
Tupman, always a capanion of Pickwick, is a ladies' man,in fact he consider himself a romantic lover. His love for adventure is the source of many comic moments
Snodgrass is one of the campanion of Pickwick. He is known for being interested in poetry and he is romantic and idealistic, but rarely writes concrete things
Winkle, another of Pickwick'campanion, is known for being interested in sports even though he turns out to be dangerously inept when handling horses and guns
Pickwick papers
Structure
The structure of the novel
This novel by Dickens is considered one of the masterpieces of British literature. It alternates comedy and moments of moral reflection and nostalgically portrays a friendly England. It is divided into episodes that are independent of each other but still linked together by a common thread: the protagonist's journey and the relationships between the characters; in each episode a new character is introduced, who often persists in the other episodes, and takes the reins of the narrative, interrupting the main plot.
Meanwhile the Style is characterised in three points: - Humor with misunderstandings and dialogues with rich wordplay - Characters with exaggerated (caricatural) and memorable characteristics - Generally Dickens has a light and funny tone, while when the story moves on to the secondary characters the tones are dark and moral; showing the author's lexical flexibility.
Pickwick papers
Theme
The foibles of society
Dickens highlights the absurdities of social conventions, the judicial system and the human nature, using the humor.
The importance of friendship
As a source of joy against life’s challengers; friendship is a moral support and personal growth..
Social injustice and reform
Dickens reports all of the social injustice of his time.
The journey of self-discovery
Mr. Pickwick evolves from a naive man became wise and compassionate.
Duality of human nature
The juxtaposition between altruist and opportunist character (like Sam and Alfred) represent the capacity of virtue and vice within individuals and society.
Quote
Pickwick papers
It is the fate of most men who mingle with the world, and attain even the prime of life, to make many real friends, and lose them in the course of nature. It is the fate of all authors or chroniclers to create imaginary friends, and lose them in the course of art.
By Charles Dickens
Pickwick papers
Act
(Narrator) When Mr. Pickwick tells his widowed landlady, Mrs. Bardell, that he has taken on a servant, she assumes from the ambiguous way he puts it that he intends to marry her.Mrs. Bardell faints in his arms.
Mr.Pickwick - And, well, I’ve been thinking of a solution that could give me a little help?Mrs.Bardell, blushing - Oh! You need someone by your side? Mr. Pickwick - I think I do… someone who is strong enough to help me both physically and emotionally… Mrs.Bardell - Yes? Mr. Pickwick - Someone who will help me through everything… Mrs.Bardell, blushes more - Yes? Mr. Pickwick - Noble, who had experience in the field before… Mrs Bardell - hehe That’s me!! Yes, I will marry you Mr.Pickwick!
Mr. Pickwick - You know, I have been thinking of something lovely todayMrs. Bardell - And what’s that Mr. PickWick? Mr. Pickwick - Considering my age, I have observed my abilities decline more and more Mrs.Bardell - And?
Pickwick papers
Act
And so, Mr. Pickwick was put on trial. The date of Mr. Pickwick's trial is Valentine's Day, the irony being that the trial is for breach of promise. In the end, Mrs. Bardell won the case. Judge - Therefore I sentence Mr. PickWick to jail! However, to escape prison, he could have just paid his fine to Mrs.Bardell and things would be over. But Pickwick was stubborn at first. He refuses to pay damages on principle, and so is placed in prison,
Mr. Pickwick - What? Mrs Bardell - I will marry you and be by your side! Mr. Pickwick - That’s not what I said! Mrs Bardell - Excuse me? You just proposed to me! Mr. Pickwick - No! I meant to say I wanted take on a servant! Mrs Bardell - No you didn’t! You clearly meant to say you wanted to marry me! Mr. Pickwick - I did not! Mrs Bardell - I’m putting you in a trial! Mr. Pickwick - For what!? Mrs Bardell - For breaking your marriage promise! Mrs Bardell - For breaking your marriage promise!
where he meets Mrs Bardell herself, who has been promptly placed in prison by her own lawyers when they are unable to claim their fees thanks to Pickwick’s obstinance. But in the end, with his reformed kind heart thanks to the adventures made in the Pickwick club, he manages to pay the damages, and get both him and Mrs. Bardell out of prison. The story ends with Pickwick triumphant, not only free from prison but also assisting both friends and enemies towards better lives and new beginnings.