... successfully which is evident from a close reading from the opening scene of "Great Expectations." The novel immediately introduces Philip Pirrip, who calls himself Pip as he explains, as the narrator of the novel in two different ways. Dickens enforces that Pip is the most important character in the novel as it is his story and his perceptions are what define ... Victorian era."3 This is clear to Florian Schweizer who believes that "It is beyond question, however, that David Copperfield and Great expectations are two significant contributions to the nineteenth century, trans-European d...

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... on English novelists, bearing in mind that, to some extent at least, a dialogue was ongoing between the writers of that period. Charles Dickens" Great Expectations (1861) tells the story of a boy's journey from the Kent countryside where he was brought up to the city of London, his adventures, successes ... educator is in direct contrast to the conspicuous consumption and selfishness of the others. Dickens also deals with the wealthy constituents of Pip's village in the character of Miss Haversham and her entourage. Satis House, her home, is seen by Pip as a tangible sign that his ambiti...

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