 Author of Twilight  Has a Mormon faith  Has two kids  Best selling young adult author  Has thousands of fans addicted to her fantasy love story  Family oriented with her five siblings Stephenie Meyer

 Was forced to work in a factory as a child  Shows resentment towards both his mother and father  Was not the brightest kid in his school  Started his literary Career as a newspaper column writer  Wrote historical novels such as The Christmas Carol and A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens  Was influenced by his own personal experiences and life in London

S TEPHENIE M EYER B IO Influences Family Brady Bunch Mormon faith Twilight “The Dream” Emily Music Muse Linkin Park The Strokes

S TEPHENIE M EYER B IO Accomplishments Twilight Push to publish Different reviews 15 queries 9 publishing houses Her big break Twilight blows up The Host New material Midnight Sun Controversy

S TEPHENIE M EYER Affect on History Biggest thing in pop culture Fame can only go so far

C HARLES D ICKENS B IO Influeces Family life Father’s money Mother’s decision Forced labor Led to characters of later works such as Mrs. Pipchin of Dombey and Son

C HARLES D ICKENS B IO Accomplishments First novels Early journalist The Pickwick Papers Christmas stories A Christmas Carol Used as fillers for monetary purposes His notable works Barnaby Rudge, A Tale of Two Cites and Oliver Twist

C HARLES D ICKENS B IO Lasting effect on History One of the greatest writers of all time Work considered classic literature Many adaptations of novels Ability to give his audience what they want

C OMPARISON Modern USA Si-Fi Full length novels Relatable emotion Positive feedback from her family Different experience time Classic London Real life situations Weekly periodicals Relatable emotions Feelings of resentment towards his family Stephenie MeyerCharles Dickens