Dickens and Alcott Webquest

Using the web, find the answers to the following questions about the foremost writers of the 20th century.

1. When and where was Charles Dickens born? _______________________________

2. When and where was Louisa May Alcott born? ______________________________

3. Describe Dickens’ childhood. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. How did his childhood effect the subject of his writings? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Describe Alcott’s childhood. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. How did her childhood effect the subject of her writings? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. Name two characters in Dickens’ work that mirror members of his family. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. Name two characters in Alcott’s work that mirror members of her family. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. Name two novels of Dickens written prior to A Christmas Carol. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. Name two novels of Alcott’s written after Little Women ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

11.What is the most autobiographical of Dickens’ novels? _______________________

12.What is the most autobiographical of Alcott’s novels? _________________________

13.Name two famous authors who were friends of Dickens. ______________________

14.Name two famous authors who were friends of Alcott. _______________________

15.Compare and contrast the works of Alcott and Dickens. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________