Dickens displays how children were treated in the Victorian era one of his books: Great Expectations in which a gentleman Pip is retelling his life story growing up in a village near London. He had always wanted to grow up to become a gentleman and escape his “common status”. As a child Pip is not respected or loved by his sister and other adults and beaten regularly. What Dickens suggests in the novel Great Expectations is that people often grow to have emotional or physical problems due to their mistreatment
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One theme from Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations is the great difference in social classes. Throughout the story the main character‚ Pip‚ goes from living in a small‚ poor village‚ destined to be a blacksmith to becoming a wealthy gentleman who lives in a large home in London. During Pip’s journey a clear divide can be seen between the wealthy‚ high class of England and the poor laborer class. This divide between classes is seen as soon as the first higher class person in the story is mentioned:
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came from a poor family but they both work for their money. Gatsby is spending a lot of money on parties for people he even doesn’t even know‚ just to find his love of his life Daisy. In The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald develops the two related themes of Money and Social Status/Class and American Dream. In the Great Gatsby money can buy you Rolls-Royces‚ dresses‚ and really nice shirts‚ but in the end it can’t buy you happiness. “There was music from my neighbor’s house through the summer night.”“On weeks-ends
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Matthew Fine LaScotte English 9 Great Expectations For Pip‚ the first conflict that he encounters is when he is leaving Manor House from his second visit with Ms. Havisham’s‚ he fights with a young man in the garden. This conflict leaves Pip quite dumbfounded because the thought that a random stranger would just walk up to him that wants to fight is strange. At first‚ it might seem like Pip was scared that he would be fighting a boy that he didn’t know and felt like he had no reason to fight
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Joe‚ to the heart-breaking Estella‚ the idiosyncrasies that Dickens develops among his characters make them both enjoyable and memorable. Their personality‚ physical features‚ actions‚ and feelings all contribute to the lovable characters in Great Expectations. Estella‚ Miss Havisham‚ Wemmick‚ and Joe are produced from the many characteristics that make them pleasant and unforgettable. These characters are what makes this book so profound. They add to the excitement‚ suspense‚ care‚ and sadness of
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of the special social background. After reading through the whole book‚ we will find that money acts as the cause of each plot and the clue of its development. It affects everybody’s words and deeds‚ even Elizabeth Bennet. Tony Tanner once said‚ “Jane Austen‚ as well as other authors‚ is very clear that no feeling could be extremely pure and no motive could be definitely single. But as long as it is possible‚ we should make it clear that which feeling or motive plays the leading role.” (2)
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in school and later went to college and getting a master degree plus a well-pay career bring you wealth. Being poor to wealthy or being rich and staying rich as a child to an adult‚ does the wealth usually bring you happiness? In the novel "Great Expectation‚" Pip is a character who as a child become a wealthy person from a poor background family. As he grew up in a poor childhood‚ an opportunity came up for him to become rich and surely he took that opportunity from a secret benefactor which was
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The Shining Status There are people that are poor‚ some are rich and those who are just fine. We all have differences but we are all human and all need to live‚ although sometimes the importance of where we stand can come in the way. In the story “The Shining Houses” we experience lots of judgment and differences between people that relate to their popularity and social status. The more the world grows‚ the more we see the priority of having a high social status in our societies. Alice Munro
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In the novel Emma by Jane Austen and the film Clueless written and directed by Amy Heckerling‚ the importance of social status is a value that is represented in both texts. It is represented through a number of techniques which all reflect the changing contexts and values between Jane Austen’s time‚ and the 20th century. Social status was something that was important in the 19th century. People wouldn’t mix if they weren’t of the same class‚ and it was considered a large thing if they did. This is
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changes. You treat people differently than you would if you were alone‚ you change your actions‚ and you morph your personality to fit what you think everyone around you expects of you. Why do we let ourselves succumb to negative social expectations? Social expectations limit who you are. You can’t display your personality if you are changing it to make the people around you happy. Limitations on who you can be will only hurt you in the long run. When you leave your group of friends‚ who will you
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