Charles Dickens had a very tumultuous childhood; the things he experienced influenced his writing style, so he was a very thoughtful, compassionate and honest writer. Dickens was an English author and social critic and is known as the greatest of the Victorian period. He is still widely recognized today, and there are several museums and life-size statues all erected in his honor, although he stated in his will that he did not want any memorials made. There are large exhibitions, schools and even theme parks dedicated to him. An important idea in his novels is the absurdity of social classes in the England of the time he lived in, and he really wanted people to open their eyes to the truth that there are criminals and corruption even in the highest social classes, as well as in higher social classes. poverty levels. (Great Expectations Revised) Charles John Huffman Dickens was born on the seventh of February, eighteen-twelve, the second of eight children, four brothers and three sisters, to John and Elizabeth Dickens. Dickens' father lived beyond the family's means, and was sent to debtors' prison in 1824, when Dickens was twelve, and had to leave school to begin working in a shoe-shining factory for ten hours a day to help to keep his family financially afloat. Later in his life, when Dickens started earning all his money from his books, he always asked his son for money. Even after his father was released from prison, his mother did not immediately take him away from factory work. Dickens always despised his mother for this. He based Mrs Nickleby, a vain character from one of his novels, on her. (biography.com) Of Dickens' eight children, only one or two were truly successful in their lives. Two of his sisters, like... middle of paper... (Topham, James) It might be surprising to know that there are two different endings to Great Expectations. The original ending published by Dickens was said to be "not happy enough". So he wrote a different ending to please his critics and readers. The most recognized is the second ending. However Dickens wanted it, both endings have been praised and criticized. Even though people wanted a happier ending, the original is more consistent with the mood of the entire novel. In the first ending, Estela gets married to someone else and Pip is alone. The second ending leaves you believing that Pip and Estella will reunite, but it continues the mystery of the story. Whichever ending you choose as your favorite, they were both written by a famous English author and will be remembered just like him. it will do so for many years to come. (The end of great expectations)