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1855 [[Charles Dickens]] novel about wealth, status, political and economic corruption, and [[The Power of Love]]. |
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The central figure is Amy ''aka'' Little Dorrit, the 'Child of the Marshalsea'. Which is to say, she was born in this debtor's prison -- a nineteenth-century English institution in which defaulters were incarcerated, along with their families as necessary, until such time as they were able to pay what they owed. |
The central figure is Amy ''aka'' Little Dorrit, the 'Child of the Marshalsea'. Which is to say, she was born in this debtor's prison -- a nineteenth-century English institution in which defaulters were incarcerated, along with their families as necessary, until such time as they were able to pay what they owed. |
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* [[Dating What Daddy Hates]]: Pet's flirtation with Henry Gowan, of which her parents strongly disapprove due to his lazy, cynical attitude and his many debts. |
* [[Dating What Daddy Hates]]: Pet's flirtation with Henry Gowan, of which her parents strongly disapprove due to his lazy, cynical attitude and his many debts. |
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* [[Dead Little Sister]]: Pet Meagles' twin, which makes her [[Doting Parent|Doting Parents]] especially protective. |
* [[Dead Little Sister]]: Pet Meagles' twin, which makes her [[Doting Parent|Doting Parents]] especially protective. |
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* [[Death by Childbirth]]: Amy's mother. |
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* [[Disabled Means Helpless]]: Subverted with Maggy, who, despite being severely affected by [[Brain Fever]], can still take care of herself. Played straight with Mrs. Clennam, who in spite of her forceful character is paralyzed in a wheelchair and unable to leave the upper floor of her house. |
* [[Disabled Means Helpless]]: Subverted with Maggy, who, despite being severely affected by [[Brain Fever]], can still take care of herself. Played straight with Mrs. Clennam, who in spite of her forceful character is paralyzed in a wheelchair and unable to leave the upper floor of her house. |
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* [[Domestic Abuse]]: Jeremiah enjoys scaring the daylights out of his wife Affery. |
* [[Domestic Abuse]]: Jeremiah enjoys scaring the daylights out of his wife Affery. |
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* [[Driven to Suicide]]: {{spoiler|Mr. Merdle, when his financial shenanigans are about to collapse.}} |
* [[Driven to Suicide]]: {{spoiler|Mr. Merdle, when his financial shenanigans are about to collapse.}} |
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* [[Driven to Madness]]: {{spoiler|Mr. Dorrit has been imprisoned for so long that exposure to the outside world (and the loss of his fellow inmates' respect) causes him to break down and die.}} |
* [[Driven to Madness]]: {{spoiler|Mr. Dorrit has been imprisoned for so long that exposure to the outside world (and the loss of his fellow inmates' respect) causes him to break down and die.}} |
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* [[Dropped a Bridge on Him]]: {{spoiler|Rigaud is crushed under the ruins of the Clennam house.}} |
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* [[Dysfunctional Family]]: The Dorrits and the Clennams. |
* [[Dysfunctional Family]]: The Dorrits and the Clennams. |
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* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: The narrator refers to Mr. Merdle's powerful acquaintances by their careers: Bar (a lawyer), Physician, Bishop and Treasury. |
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: The narrator refers to Mr. Merdle's powerful acquaintances by their careers: Bar (a lawyer), Physician, Bishop and Treasury. |