PAPER ROUTES: BLEAK HOUSE, RUBBISH THEORY, AND THE CHARACTER ECONOMY OF REALISM.

A literary criticism is presented of the English novel "Bleak House," by Charles Dickens. Particular focus is given to the characters of the book's scavenging through rubbish, including in search for waste paper. An overview of the book's representation of the England's economic and social conditions in the 19th century, including of the slums of London, England, is provided.