Nicholas Nickleby

<p>After losing the family’s money Mr. Nickelby dies and leaves Nicholas his mother and younger sister Kate with no choice but to give up their comfortable lifestyle. They move to London hoping that Mr. Nickelby’s brother Ralph will help them in their trying times. A stony hardened businessman Ralph begrudgingly offers to house Mrs. Nickelby and Kate while using his connections to get Nicholas a job at a boys’ boarding school. Ralph warns Nicholas that if he is unable to keep this job he will refuse to help his mother and sister any longer. Forced by his uncle’s hand Nicholas endures his job at the boarding school despite having to watch his superiors starve beat and mistreat his students. Here Nicholas decides to make a change though it may cost him and his family everything.</p><p>"Nicholas Nickelby" is a tale of adventure amidst the cruelties of life. Nicholas shows the audience that even in the worst of situations life is riddled with positivity as long as you look for it. Dickens' sharp social commentary featured in all of his works paints the stark setting of Victorian London and its worst characters but Dickens’ bright unwavering characters makes it a classic coming of age story.</p>