Although Dickens acknowledges differences in class and geographic location through the diction of characters and the appearance of characters, he does not separate the communities present in Bleak House. However, the reality is, the middle class and upper class would not interact with lower class people past their household servants (in the same way Dickens’ London excludes the physical presence of black and brown bodies). This is simply a result of there being significant cultural differences between people. Critic Suzanne Daly uses the word “epistemic” in her discussion of documentary violence (24, 25). This term can also be applied here to indicate cultural differences in people. How could Dickens omit such an important aspect of reality
