Love for Humanity. Dickens’ Mrs. Jellyby, Social Justice Warrior
In Charles Dickens’ famous novel, Bleak House, there is an unforgettable character called Mrs. Jellyby. And if she was not such an archetype for certain real types of persons, she would be almost comical. Mrs. Jellyby is obsessed with what Dickens coined “telescopic philanthropy,” that is an alleged love for humanity but always at long… Read More Love for Humanity. Dickens’ Mrs. Jellyby, Social Justice Warrior



