Positivism v. Romanticism; which side do you think Dickens prefers?

1. Positivism v. Romanticism; which side do you think Dickens prefers?
2. Class system; workers and the union movement; middle class: traditional professions v. industrial middle class; aristocracy (as represented by Mrs. Sparsit); relations between the classes
   3.Gender; relationship between gender and class; societal/class expectations
3. Dickens portrayal of an industrial town; why do you think Dickens did not explore the horrible working conditions of the workers?
   What do you think were Dickens’ major concerns with the First Industrial Revolution?