“The past is past. It dies like the brutes.”

This story from Dickens reads more like a fable with a strong moral to appreciate your memories, the good and the bad, for they are the very things that shape who we are; without them, our ability to feel empathy and compassion would be lost.

The Tetterbys were my favorite characters in this novella and really made me chuckle at their dynamic. Poor Johnny with that monster of a baby!