"' I should like to know- if you wouldn't much mind- where the firing comes from... from the Hulks" (Dickens, 12).Before America won her independence from Britain, Britain sent prisoners to the colonies. Once America no longer welcomed British ships, there was no where to send the prisoners. Old merchant and war vessels were transformed into giant floating prisons called Hulks. Dickens is using actually references to help support his setting.
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