Charles Dickens Has a Wish Donald James Stone

Ch arl es Di ck ens H as a Wis h

Ch arl es Di ck ens H as a Wis h explo es Di ck ens' u se of ' se cret wr it ing' ( inspire d by Edgar All an Poe) while co mp o si ng A Tal e of Two C it i es . To fully und er st an d A Tal e of Two C it i es , re ad ers must sol ve the ri dd le Di ck ens i nt roduc es early in the novel an d follow it s directi on s. T his book highlights an d explains that ri dd le, al on gw it h oth er subtle cl ue s Di ck ens u se s to guide re ad ers. Some of Di ck ens' ch act even have unn am ed alter ego s. By follow ing the ri dd le's directi on s, re ad ers c an uncov er whi ch ch ar act ers have th es e hi dd en ide nt iti es . Di ck ens encour ag es re ad ers to exp er event s thro ug h the p er specti ves of his ch act . T his mi rrors Plato's att em pt, in the 'Al lego ry of the Cave' from The R ep ublic, to have re ad ers se e the world thro ug h the ey es of the un ch ch c ap tive. Both author sb eli eved that exp er ienc ing life thro ug h an oth er 's vie wp oi nt act ivat es what Socrat es ref er red to as the qual it y of 'Goodn es s.' Often cal led the 'thi rd eye' in Hindu tr ad it i on s, t his c on c ep t ma y also be tied to Gnostic tea ch ings. Could t his sha red vis i on explain why The R ep ublic in as discov er am ong the N ag H am m ad i text s? Re ad ers who follow Di ck ens' ri dd le ma y tr igg er t his tr ans forma tive exp er auto m ati cally. In es sence, Di ck ens hid a pro found plan for world peace in it hin A Tal e of Two C it i es . He so ug ht to instill 'Goodn es s' in his re ad ers' mi nds, en vis i on ing a future wh er e pare nt sp as st his l es s on to their ch for gen er ati on s. His ulti ma te wis h? Peace for all p eo ple on e art h - forever .

• Autor: Donald James Stone
• Wydawnictwo: Austin Macauley Publishers
• Rok of an : 2025
• Objectadka: miękka
• Number of stron: 52
• Wymiary: 20.2 x 12.7 x 0.6 cm
• Ilustrations: 0
• Language: angielski
• BN : 9781035873609