Who is William Dorrit from Little Dorrit and what is their importance? Little_Dorrit English & Literature William Dorrit | Little Dorrit

William Dorrit is Amy's father. He has two other children, Fanny and Tip. After being imprisoned in the Marshalsea, a debtors prison, and the place of Amy's birth, Mr. Dorrit hunkers down for twenty years...... eventually garnering the trust of the prison and the admiration of the prisoners.

When Clennam discovers the Dorrits are actually wealthy and assists Mr. Dorrit in claiming his inheritance..... Mr. Dorrit cuts all ties. He chooses to believe he is of the aristocracy and pretends the twenty years in the Marshalsea never happened. Money never brings him the happiness he once knew.