A Brief Interlude

Since not many people are asking questions as we read.....I thought I'd give the opportunity formally here before I posed a few more.  What questions do you have???????

Here are a few of mine:

1)  Recall the term satire:  A literary technique that uses ridicule, exaggeration, and plain old "smack talk" (among other things) in order to point out the faults of society, or human nature.  Based on that lesson, what things/people does Dickens seem to be satirizing? 

2)  What are your predictions for this novel?