... 1870 v/s 1900) The Victorian age can be described as the age of transition, which by definition has a dual aspect when change is revolutionary: destruction and reconstruction. The Victorians recognised that they were breaking down the systems of: Christian orthodoxy under the rule of the church, civil government under the rule of the king and nobility, the social structure of fixed classes, each with its ... and religious tradition. Woman was to be valued, instead, for other qualities considering to be especially characteristic of her sex: tenderness of understanding, unworldliness and i...

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... off his meager earnings. The blacksmith is his sister's husband, and it was considered by all to be a bit of good fortune that Pip had family member who was able to give him an apprenticeship position. It's evident that Pip ... visits with Miss Havisham and meets Estella, her adopted daughter. As he and Estella are playing cards, Estella makes mention of his lower class features: "'He calls the knaves, Jacks, this boy!' said Estella with disdain, before our first game ... was out. 'And what coarse hands he has! And what thick boots!' I have never thought of being ashamed of my hands be...

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