Yellowed and Faded White Linens in a Box, Never Used

Charles Dickens was an astute social critic who exposed his social commentary by degrees. Some of his characters are more subdued, others are caricatures whose exaggerated features satirize society at the time. In Bleak House, Mrs. Jellyby wants to save every needy child in Africa, and her time is so consumed by charitable causes that she neglects her own children, who live in squalor right under her nose. Mr. Skimpole represents every penniless aristocrat who’s ever survived by imposing on his friends, claiming he’s a “child” who doesn’t understand the concept of money. Among the constellation of Dickensian Characters, Miss Havisham takes the crown as the most surreal. When Pip, the main character and narrator of Great Expectations first meets Miss Havisham, he describes her as a “withered bride,” still wearing the wedding dress she had on when she was left at the altar decades ago. <a href="https://medium.com/history-of-women/yellowed-and-faded-white-linens-in-a-box-never-used-ce419a73f353">Read More</a>