Great Expectations - The Individual and Society
- Created by: cg97
- Created on: 23-10-14 14:00
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Characters and Their Relationship With Society in Great Expectations
- Joe is seemingly out of place in Pip's life in London - demonstrates obvious class hierarchy which was ripe during Victorian Era (Dickens was writing during 1850s and 60s)
- Pip wants more from society that he gets given at the start of the novel ("I want to be a gentleman")
- Society appears to reject individual pursuits - it expects conformity. This is particularly prevalent with Pip's quest for Estella. Society expects someone of Estella's class (having been brought up by Miss Havisham) to marry for money - as she does with Drummle - and not for happiness…
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