Part one of term paper
Oliver Twist and Hedda Gabler: Commentary on the Social Conditions of that Both Charles Dickens and Henrik Ibsen, writing at the onset of the Industrial Revolution, made their literary work a commentary on the social conditions of the time. Their work illustrates the conditions of life at the time and their characters portray ,if a bit ideali ...

Part two of term paper
... themselves appear quite natural, even beneficial, but they are otherwise. In Oliver Twist and Hedda Gabler, the characters portrayed present destructive forces. These characters represent self-interest . The characters are always looking out to advance themselves in matters either financial or otherwise. They posses qualities that people hide from the general public. These qualities, the want to control, greed, envy, idleness and jealousy, to name a few, are hidden from those they interact ...