Charicutures

         I have found that like most people I have a fascination for caricatures. Not the ones done in artwork because those are usually really ugly. I am talking about characters in stories. That might be why Dickens is still being read. I mean do we read his works for realism? Not really. For some historical value, yes that is one reason we still read stuff like Dickens. His characters may not be particularly realistic, but they are interesting.
          One of my goals in what I am writing is to make some characters like Dickens. I do not want to copy them, but I want to use the method that he used for that particular subject. Insofar as the rest of my writing is concerned, I doubt it will be anything like his. But someone told me that the best way to learn how to write well is too read good literature.
         Now there is too mistakes people make about the classics's. One is too assume they are boring. Dickens can be hilarious, and for those of you who like dramatic literature, their is always the Bronte sisters. Although the passion that they portray in their books, makes me laugh. Jane Austen and Elizabeth Gaskell, as of yet, seem to be the only romance writers that I can thoroughly enjoy. Then there are some other exciting books that are dramatic and adventurous books like Zorro, Captain Blood (yes his last name seriously is blood, isn't that brilliant?) and the Scarlet Pimpernel. The Scarlet Pimpernel also makes me laugh.
              The other problem is just because they are old and are called classics does not make them great literature. I hate Robinson Crusoe. Although, I am glad it exists, if you ever read the Moonstone you'll understand why. There other books that are just not well done, that although as an English major I am glad I have read, I would not necessarily recommend them to the public at large.