American Notes; A Journey

In 1842, the well established author, Charles Dickens toured the United States of America and wrote down an account of his journey within a young democratic nation. He published this account and called it American Notes: A Journey. The purpose of the book was to give an account of America to the British public. From the very start of the journey, Dickens was speaking in the voice of a traveller whose thriving for adventure gave him and indifferent perspective. Later on within the account, Dickens takes a very critical view upon the Americans. …