As with last weeks lecture we talked more about William Cobbett and Charles Dickens, here are the points we made and the questions we asked.
Cobbett
Was he an effective campaigner?
He didn't actually live in the country side for a lot of his life - can he really know and understand?
He wrote for several papers/pamphlets - Peter Porcupine
Due to accusations a law suit was put against him
He was a spokesman for the working classes
Emotion rather than reason is what made a lot of his decisions?
The Prophet of Democracy? - to predict the future of Parliament
He believed that we could change our status, our lives and our work - whereas the church believed that our lives are pre determined
Did Cobbett and Dickens agree?...they both didn't want interference from the Government?
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