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Charles Dickens and names
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Where did Dickens get the name 'Pumblechook' in Great Expectations? does it mean to pummel and chop wood?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Don't no where they came from but he gave his charecters some funny names , such as Mr Creakle in David Copperfield, the Rev Crisparkle in Edwin Drood & Wackford Squeers in Nicholas Nickleby to name a few. When I was reading Dickens at school I didn't really enjoy then,but since re-reading them I've generally changed my opinion & come to realise why Dickens is such a popular author
A lot of his names of characters are aptronyms .A word coined by someone (I forget who) to reflect the character of the person or indeed the job they do.
According to Brewers it means to Pummel or pommel ..to beat or thrash .Pumblechook was a bully to Pip when he was a boy but of course he became a real toady when Pip came into money ! So perhaps it's a play on words by Dickens and he did base a lot of his characters on people he knew . .A lot of his names do reflect the characters really well . Have at look at this site ..it's very informative and interesting .
http://www.fidnet.com/~dap1955/dickens/charact ers.html
According to Brewers it means to Pummel or pommel ..to beat or thrash .Pumblechook was a bully to Pip when he was a boy but of course he became a real toady when Pip came into money ! So perhaps it's a play on words by Dickens and he did base a lot of his characters on people he knew . .A lot of his names do reflect the characters really well . Have at look at this site ..it's very informative and interesting .
http://www.fidnet.com/~dap1955/dickens/charact ers.html
Charles Dickens Links and Resources
http://charlesdickenspage.com/
http://www.victorianvanities.com/Dickens/index .html
http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/Dicke ns.html
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/dickens.html# chrcar
http://dickensfordummies.homestead.com/BookLin ks.html
http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/bin/litcrit.out .pl?au=dic-25
http://l.webring.com/hub?ring=charlesdickens
Victorian Social History: An Overview
You might take a look at this link, I�m sure it will be very helpful in your quest, If I can be of further assistance, then please don�t hesitate to contact me.
http://www.victorianweb.org/history/sochistov. html
Who is Boz?
http://www.perryweb.com/Dickens/work_boz.shtml
Good luck.
Kevin, Liverpool, England.
http://charlesdickenspage.com/
http://www.victorianvanities.com/Dickens/index .html
http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/Dicke ns.html
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/dickens.html# chrcar
http://dickensfordummies.homestead.com/BookLin ks.html
http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/bin/litcrit.out .pl?au=dic-25
http://l.webring.com/hub?ring=charlesdickens
Victorian Social History: An Overview
You might take a look at this link, I�m sure it will be very helpful in your quest, If I can be of further assistance, then please don�t hesitate to contact me.
http://www.victorianweb.org/history/sochistov. html
Who is Boz?
http://www.perryweb.com/Dickens/work_boz.shtml
Good luck.
Kevin, Liverpool, England.
Alphabetical list of more than 400 Dickens' characters:
http://www.fidnet.com/~dap1955/dickens/charact ers.html
Charles Dickens Links and Resources
http://charlesdickenspage.com/
http://www.victorianvanities.com/Dickens/index .html
http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/Dicke ns.html
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/dickens.html# chrcar
http://dickensfordummies.homestead.com/BookLin ks.html
http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/bin/litcrit.out .pl?au=dic-25
http://l.webring.com/hub?ring=charlesdickens
Victorian Social History: An Overview
You might take a look at this link, I�m sure it will be very helpful in your quest, If I can be of further assistance, then please don�t hesitate to contact me.
http://www.victorianweb.org/history/sochistov. html
Who is Boz?
http://www.perryweb.com/Dickens/work_boz.shtml
Good luck.
Kevin, Liverpool, England.
http://www.fidnet.com/~dap1955/dickens/charact ers.html
Charles Dickens Links and Resources
http://charlesdickenspage.com/
http://www.victorianvanities.com/Dickens/index .html
http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/Dicke ns.html
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/dickens.html# chrcar
http://dickensfordummies.homestead.com/BookLin ks.html
http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/bin/litcrit.out .pl?au=dic-25
http://l.webring.com/hub?ring=charlesdickens
Victorian Social History: An Overview
You might take a look at this link, I�m sure it will be very helpful in your quest, If I can be of further assistance, then please don�t hesitate to contact me.
http://www.victorianweb.org/history/sochistov. html
Who is Boz?
http://www.perryweb.com/Dickens/work_boz.shtml
Good luck.
Kevin, Liverpool, England.