Prose study. In order to compare the literary styles of Dickens and Hardy I will use 'The Signalman' by Charles Dickens and 'The Withering Arm' by Thomas Hardy. 'The Signalman' features a lonely train signalman who works in signal ... characters. For instance, 'The Withered Arm' is set in a small village and large empty fields. These settings are isolated like some of the characters. Another difference between the two authors' literary styles is Dickens' use of brackets and rhetorical questions. Dickens puts some text in brackets to further explain the plot and his opinions. He also asks rhet...

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