Two Artists in Little Dorrit : Dickens and the Ethics of Gift Exchange

Key Points

• To analyze the ethical aspects of gift exchange depicted in Dickens' novel 'Little Dorrit'.
• Literary analysis of 'Little Dorrit'
• Examination of gift exchange themes
• Contextual exploration of Dickens' ethical views
• Identified key instances of gift exchange in the narrative
• Illustrated the moral implications of these exchanges
• Showed how Dickens critiques societal norms through these ethical considerations