. Dickens knew how important an education of any kind would have been to his future aspirations when he said, [] what would I have given, if I had had anything to give, to have been sent back to any other school, to have been taught something anywhere (59). This statement signifies the importance of education to Dickens and emphasizes the role of wealth in obtaining an education. At a young age, Dickens sadly understood that the quality of his education would not be based on his desire to learn, but upon his parents income and position. These feelings of helplessness and desperation never left Dickens, and out of this experience came the roots of Dickens strong sympathies for the underprivileged.Despite the difficulties he endured during his childhood, he diligently worked his way into the writing business with very little formal education or financial assistance from his parents. He held his parents accountable in a positive way when he noted in an autobiographical fragment, I do not write resentfully or angrily: for I know how all these things have worked together to make me what I am (553). Dickens acknowledged that the reality of his success as a writer was directly related to what he had previously viewed as his parents failures. Dickens hand had become his livelihood. With every story and series written with his quill pen, Dickens revisited his childhood memories and sufferings. He recreated them to carve out a place for himself financially and historically as one of the greatest writers of his time. Dickens was able to transcend the social position of his birth to become a member of the genteel society. This transcendence gave him an insight into both the needs of the poor and uneducated as well as the wealthy and corrupt.Utilizing his life experiences, Dickens quickly became a master at using imagery to develop his characters and themes. He consciously chose simple, easy to understand words and used them didactically....
