... Realism. Being the opening paragraphs giving too much away at once would be counter-productive and so the fog acts as a barrier, as it does in the narrative itself, to the reader's vision, there is something to be seen, but not yet, and this links to the characters further on in the novel. The word choice is very particular with Dickens each adjective is chosen ... to add to the solemn attitude the novel is to take, and that the title suggests, the pensioners are 'wheezing', the skipper is 'wrathful ... inspired by) were titled with the names of houses, places, think The Cast...

• Word Count: 1875
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate