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A ‘Dreadful Conjunction of Appearances’: Superficial Observation in The Pickwick Papers 村上, 幸大郎 ムラカミ, コウタロウ MURAKAMI, Kotaro English literature Charles Dickens The Pickwick Papers superficial observation vision This paper analyses Pickwick’s and Sam Weller’s superficial observation in Charles Dickens’ The Pickwick Papers. Pickwick’s ‘scientific’ attention focuses only on the surface of life. His immature understanding of the world blinds him to life’s understanding reality. The legal professionals’way of accusing Pickwick is the wicked counterpart to Pickwick’s observation. Analysed in a similar manner to his, Pickwick is punished for his superficiality, and learns the proper way of observation through imprisonment in the Fleet. Conversely, Sam’s superficial observation adds another layer to the novel, as he deconstructs the life lessons Pickwick learns from his painful experiences. Sam’s limited “wision” saves the jovial atmosphere of the novel itself from submitting to the grimness of reality. 11 P 2021-03-10 eng departmental bulletin paper https://miyazaki-mu.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/1337 AN10457429 13403613 宮崎公立大学人文学部紀要 Bulletin of Miyazaki Municipal University Faculty of Humanities 28 1 153 170 https://miyazaki-mu.repo.nii.ac.jp/record/1337/files/28(1)_011_Murakami.pdf application/pdf 324.0 kB 2021-03-17