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The Representation of Family in Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield" and "Hard Times"
2018. urn:nbn:hr:186:829459
Babić, Mirela
University of Rijeka
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature

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Babić, M. (2018). The Representation of Family in Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield" and "Hard Times" (Undergraduate thesis). Rijeka: University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:186:829459

Babić, Mirela. "The Representation of Family in Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield" and "Hard Times"." Undergraduate thesis, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2018. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:186:829459

Babić, Mirela. "The Representation of Family in Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield" and "Hard Times"." Undergraduate thesis, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2018. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:186:829459

Babić, M. (2018). 'The Representation of Family in Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield" and "Hard Times"', Undergraduate thesis, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 25 January 2025, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:186:829459

Babić M. The Representation of Family in Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield" and "Hard Times" [Undergraduate thesis]. Rijeka: University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2018 [cited 2025 January 25] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:186:829459

M. Babić, "The Representation of Family in Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield" and "Hard Times"", Undergraduate thesis, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Rijeka, 2018. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:186:829459

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TitleThe Representation of Family in Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield" and "Hard Times"
AuthorMirela Babić
MentorSintija Čuljat (mentor)
GranterUniversity of Rijeka
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English Language and Literature)
Rijeka
Defense date and country2018-09-11, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Abstract
David Copperfield and Hard Times are Victorian-era novels written by Charles Dickens. This paper sets out to juxtapose the representation of family in the two novels with the real-life situation in 19th-century Britain and to discover whether Dickens presents us with the family as the nucleus of one‟s life, or as the possible cause of one‟s problems. Firstly, the historical background is provided, followed by the depiction of family in historical sources, representation of author‟s life and overview of domestic matters in his work. Dickens‟ private life, or more precisely, his familial affairs, may have prompted him to render certain families in these novels, such as the Micawbers. The central part of the paper refers to exploring specific family structures present in the two novels. The conclusion of this paper is that family patterns were multifarious and influenced by the Industrial Revolution. The ideology of separate spheres is brought into question in both novels. The definition of family does not necessarily include blood-relatedness since adoptive parenting is presented as more successful than the one of biological parents. The matter of divorce has proved that legal separation was difficult to obtain in this period, especially for women and the poor. Dickens seems to be arguing that family very often defines who we are and that we need to acknowledge familial dynamics. Successful relations within families depend on individuals and external factors.
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Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:186:829459
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major)
Study programme type: university
Study level: undergraduate
Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti)
Study programmeTitle: Pedagogy (double major)
Study programme type: university
Study level: undergraduate
Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea)pedagogije (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea)pedagogije)
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