Ball of Suet was a novel written by Dickens in 1839. The novel was about a seemingly kind and upright young man, John Smith, who actually had ulterior motives. Through various means, he obtained wealth and status and became a high-ranking figure in British society. The novel takes John Smith's growth as the main line. Through his experience, it shows the various ills of British society at that time, including moral degeneration, injustice and greed. At the same time, the novel also described the lives and fates of various characters around John Smith, including his beloved wife, his friends and colleagues. The plot of the whole novel is full of ups and downs, the characters are full of rich images, the plot design is ingenious, full of drama and reasoning, it is one of Dickens 'representative works and also a classic in the history of world literature.