John Dickens

John Dickens was the father of Charles Dickens, the famous British novelist. He was a clerk and a government worker who experienced financial difficulties, which often led to debt and poverty for his family. Despite these challenges, his circumstances influenced many themes in Charles Dickens’s writing, such as social inequality and the struggles of the working class. John Dickens’s life and experiences provided insight into 19th-century English society, shaping his son’s storytelling and empathy for the less fortunate.