Tale of Two Cities - Today

The year is 2001. Chuck Dickens has just finished work on his eighth major motion picture at Universal. Each of his films grosses higher than the one before. He’s the hottest screenwriter in this day and age. Is this real? Well, no. But could it have possibly been? Of course. What would Charles Dickens be like if he was alive today and writing for television or motion pictures? Would he be as popular now as …

…would deeply upset Dickens. But on that same token, he did not condone society in the nineteenth century either. He would without a doubt be involved in the media, such as he was in his own time, whether it be the music industry, television, or cinema. Charles Dickens contributed greatly to literature and shaped the way novels are looked at today. Had he lived in the twentieth century, his impact would be just as profound.