Dombey And Son

Dombey and Son is both a firm and a family and the ambiguous connection betweenpublic and private life lies at the heart of Dickens novel. Paul Dombey is aman w... » 

Dombey and Son is both a firm and a family and the ambiguous connection betweenpublic and private life lies at the heart of Dickens novel. Paul Dombey is aman who runs his domestic affairs as he runs his business calculatinglycallously coldly and commercially. Through his dysfunctional relationshipswith his son his two wives and his neglected daughter Florence Dickenspaints a vivid picture of the limitations of a society dominated by commercialvalues and the drive for profit and explores the possibility of moral andemotional redemption through familial love. «