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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 17:53:00 No.1740619 View View Reply Original Report

I'm studying A Christmas Carol at the moment, and to be frank I'm sick of reading Dickens because of his constant referance to the plight of the poor in the Elizabethian era. No one cares, Dickens, poor people are failures at life no matter how pure of heart, yes I'm talking to you Bob Cratchit.

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 18:02:00 No.1740622 Report

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>>1740619
It's obvious you know nothing about what your reading.How often do you think the poor were given a chance to rise through the classes?Hardly ever,back then if you were born piss poor you were tainted for life and no one a step above you would ever want to be seen with you hanging about.Being poor isn't always about being a failure,It's about not being given a fair shake.Note:This doesn't apply so much in present day America where even the poorest of the poor are given a chance.But,back to the Elizabethian era,the latter applied.

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 18:14:00 No.1740627 Report

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>>1740622

True, but I ask you again, who gives a fuck? It will always be the case that people don't actually sympathise properly with poor people, and while I appreciate what Dickens is trying to do, he's one of the few at the time who was born poor but made it to the middle/upper class through his writings. Take a look at the whole African continent for example - poor as shit, we have the resources to change that - we don't.

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fl0x !xi8/JKFwzo Mon 02 May 2011 18:21:00 No.1740633 Report

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>>1740622
you sir are an idiot have you never heard of social welfare?!

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 18:24:00 No.1740636 Report

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>>1740622
>.Note:This doesn't apply so much in present day America where even the poorest of the poor are given a chance

A chance maybe, but utterly meagre.

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 18:29:00 No.1740638 Report

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We have the resources,maybe not to spare but,we have the resources.We do help the africans.It's a much bigger problem than you know but, its slightly derailing from the original topic.Whenever Dickens references the struggles of the poor,hes referencing himself,his own background and how he as a person morally stands with them as someone who has overcome adversity.

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 18:33:00 No.1740640 Report

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Ever heard of student aid?The poorer you are the more you get covered and if you are without a dime you can have a decent education 100% paid for.

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 19:27:00 No.1740693 Report

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DICKens is shit lol.

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