VICTORIAN MORALITY AND HYPOCRISY IN THE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS

Аннотация:

This article examines the concept of Victorian morality and hypocrisy as represented in the major works of Charles Dickens. Although Victorian society emphasized respectability, discipline, and moral responsibility, Dickens consistently exposed the gap between declared ethical ideals and social reality. Focusing on Oliver Twist, Hard Times, and Bleak House, the article demonstrates how Dickens critiques charitable institutions, utilitarian education, and the legal system for masking injustice behind moral rhetoric. The study argues that Dickens promotes a humanistic moral framework based on empathy, accountability, and institutional reform [1, p. 42].