Charles Dickens has written some of the most astonishing novels of his time. Two of the most greatest novels are Great Expectations and Oliver Twist. These two novels have a lot in common. They share many similarities as well as differences. Charles Dickens can also be compared to the lives of the two main characters in these two novels. His two most popular novels Great Expectations and Oliver Twist represent many of the differences and similarities found within his work and his life.
             Many similarities are shared within these two astonishing novels partially because they both reflect some of the same experiences that Charles Dickens encountered during in his life. Charles Dickens, son of Elizabeth and John Dickens, was born on February 7th of 1812 in Landport, Portsmouth (Swisher 13). His father, John, was a clerk at the Navy Pay Office. In 1817 John moved his family to Chatham and worked in the navel dockyard (Epstein 18). This is where Charles experienced most of his greatest childhood memories. He was an energetic determined young boy. Like Pip in Great Expectations Charles had began to develop a sense of himself (Epstein 17). As a child Charles Dickens had dreams of becoming a novelist in the future. His early happy years laid the ground work for his life long hopes and dreams.
             Unfortunately his hopes for a bright future faded quickly. In 1822 John was transferred back to London where he then became imprisoned for debt and his family became heavily in debt (Kaplan 32). At the age of twelve Charles was removed from school and sent to work at Warren's Blacking Shoe Polish Factory, where his job was to " cover the pots of paste-blacking; first with a piece of oil paper, and then with a bit of blue paper; to tie them round with a string, and then clip the paper close and neat, all around" and he would do this for only six shillings a week to help support his family (Epstein 23, Swisher 15-16). Charles consider...