Charles Dickens and the Upside-Down Kingdom
Throughout the story, Dickens subtly weaves in allusions to the Bible’s rich young ruler, who was unwilling to give up all he had to follow Jesus.
Throughout the story, Dickens subtly weaves in allusions to the Bible’s rich young ruler, who was unwilling to give up all he had to follow Jesus.
They bent their heads to the task, and pencils scratched across pieces of paper. As I often do, I marveled at how I could ask my students to do something, and they would so readily comply. They aimed to please, to get it right. I approached the raised hand in the second row. “What does…