In searching for a gallery entry, I found many images and artworks that allowed me to see the context that Dickens has put together in his novel. I've understood the elements that he has included, but I haven't been able to put them together at once, and the images helped me do just that. I find it easier now to picture what the characters look like, what they wore, what worlds the different class systems lived in despite the existence of a dirty reality. In regards to the difficulties that I encountered, I found it difficult to connect the traits of the characters knowing their differences since they all had different backgrounds, personalities, jobs, and interests. In browsing the different images of the 1850s, 60s, and 70s, I also found it challenging to find the right picture since each picture resembled similar themes and captured similar interests of the time (one main one being the journalism of the London lifestyle).
This has changed the way that I see the period as I have learned more about the Victorian Era in general and seeing how the difficult times that Bleak House includes were more temporary than not as it became a public interest and goal to clean up their town within the next few decades. In addition to this, my research helped me discover where Bleak House was most realistic within the realm of characters and descriptions of the physical and emotional setting.