Amy Dorrit

Amy Dorrit, also known as Little Dorrit, is a central character in Charles Dickens's novel Little Dorrit. She was born and spent much of her life in the Marshalsea prison because her father was imprisoned for debt. Amy worked as a seamstress to support her family, returning to the prison each night. The novel critiques the injustices of the English legal system, particularly debtors' prisons. Arthur Clennam, a man who takes an interest in the Dorrit family, eventually helps free Mr. Dorrit and later becomes a debtor himself. He falls in love with Amy, but their reversed financial situations initially prevent their union. Ultimately, a revelation about Arthur's true parentage and a long-held secret fortune allows Amy and Arthur to marry.123