The Victorian age began to emerge when Charles Dickens lived in England. It was between 1812 and 1870 when imperialism and industrialism emerged, democracy flourished and the middle classes developed within the city. He wrote about his life during this time period, taking to the streets and all the villages surrounding London. Most of the "fictional" characters he wrote were portraits of people from his everyday life and were from the perspective of the poor, working, and middle class recognized throughout the centuries. Dickens clearly explained how ineffective social policies and discrimination caused pain to families and communities during this time. He was born on February 7, 1812, and in 2012 writers celebrated his 200th birth anniversary. For the occasion, a banquet of books was organized that all had to do with the writer who many claim was a gift of Victorian England. True, every new work relating to historical fiction screamed Dickensian writing. His purists remind us that he was, as he liked to be called, the Inimitable (Philpotts). In A Tale of Two Cities the opening of the novel makes clear how important doubles are throughout the book. Doubles prove important to the plot, structure and overarching themes. The theme that emerges in the first few pages is the idea of ​​resurrection and it wouldn't be possible without a death of some kind. Dickens created a dark place suggesting death from where he could resurrect the long-imprisoned Doctor Manette. There are plenty of creepy objects and scenarios to make it so. There is a darkened path, hidden by fog, that the stagecoach drives on, once there, it is a dark paneled room and each chapter has dark corners and darkness. Dickens reflects on “the wonder… middle of paper… 2012: 5. Literature Resource Center. Network. 12 March 2014Charles Dickens revisited. New York: Twayne, 2000. Twayne English Authors Ser. 558. GaleVirtual Reference Library. Network. March 27, 2014.Johnson, John A., Joseph Carrol, Jonathan Gottschall, and Daniel Kruger. “The portrayal of personality in Victorian novels reflects the findings of modern research but amplifies the significance of agreeableness.” Journal of Personality Research. Science Direct, February 2011. Web. March 27, 2014. Philpotts, Trey. "Slater, Michael. Charles Dickens." Dickens Quarterly 28.4 (2011): 301+.Literature Resource Center. Network. March 12, 2014.Jones, Richard (2004). Walking through Dickensian London. Globetrotting hiking guides. London: NewHolland Publishers.Ackroyd, Peter (1990). Dickens. London: Sinclar-Stevenson.Forster, John (2006) [1872–1874]. Life of Charles Dickens. London: Diderot Publishing.