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Charles Dickens

Nicholas Nickleby

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1839

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Essay Topics

1.

Ralph Nickleby has many flaws. What characteristic(s) leads to his ultimate doom? Why is this significant?

2.

How is Kate victimized by her society? What is Dickens’s social critique as explored through Kate’s story?

3.

How does Dickens characterize Mrs. Nickleby throughout the novel? What is her purpose or role in the narrative?