As I watch Democrats surrendering to Trump in advance, I am as appalled as Mr. Pickwick is when he watches his lawyer praise opposing counsel.
Tag Archives: Charles Dickens
Pickwickian Anger at Dems’ Surrender
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Jo, Nell, Tiny Tim Needed Vaccines
Victorian lit is filled with scenes of children dying of diseases we now have cures for. Does Trumpism want to go back to those days?
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Responding to the Verdict: Trump & Fagin
How did Trump feel as the verdict was delivered? Perhaps like Fagin in “Oliver Twist.”
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Literature on Why Taxes Are Good
Edgar A. Guest has a fun poem in favor of taxes. And Dickens unloads on those with money who avoid paying them.
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GOP Politicians as Dickens Villains
Certain GOP pols are behaving like Dickens villains when it comes to the poor.
Pachinko and the Miracle of Teaching
Min Jin Lee’s “Pachinko” has a scene that goes to the heart of literature teaching.
Best of Times or Worst of Times?
The opening lines of “Tale of Two Cities” capture our reality only too well.