
Dombey and Son
About this book
Dombey and Son is both a firm and a family and the ambiguous connection between public and private life lies at the heart of Dickens' novel. Paul Dombey is a man who runs his domestic affairs as he runs his business: calculatingly, callously, coldly and commercially. Through his dysfunctional relationships with his son, his two wives, and his neglected daughter Florence, Dickens paints a vivid picture of the limitations of a society dominated by commercial values and the drive for profit andexplores the possibility of moral and emotional redemption through familial love.
Subjects
FictionBusinesspeopleFamily-owned business enterprisesFathers and daughtersProblem familiesDysfunctional familiesSocial life and customsFamiliesSocial conditionsFamilies-owned business enterprisesFamilyLiteratureClassic LiteratureBritish and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)Children's fictionFathers, fictionLondon (england), fictionEngland, fictionEnglish fictionManners and customsBusinessmenGens d'affairesRomans, nouvellesFamilles