L D part 5

Little Dorritt

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[sydnah1]

Amy seems so embarrassed by her father but i find him quite entertaining

[Injeley]

@JadeFroggy That is so interesting. I never knew this. Thanks for explaining :)

[JadeFroggy]

@Injeley yes, PeppermintGlow is correct - many debtors took their entire families to live with them in these "prisons", which were frequently old houses or castles, transformed to keep inmates. the debtors could receive guests & sometimes go out for short distances, depending on how much kick-back they gave to the guards. Of course, if you had no money or goods to barter, the guards could seize pretty much anything they wanted, including food & drink.

[PeppermintGlow]

@Injeley Technically is it a cell. But since most inmates stayed there long, the rooms for living in were slightly better kept. Plus Amy worked, and while some of that money was kept for paying of debtors, she had to make current life more amiable.

[Injeley]

If Amy and her father live in debtor's prison, why aren't they in an actual prison (cell, etc.)? Why do they get to live in this apartment?

[PoliticalPars]

Not one of Dickens I've read but much complicated in plot, I dare say.