... London had any schooling, which had risen by 1860 to about 50% of the children aged 5-15 which were in some sort of school, even if it was only a day school (similar to the one in which Pip from Great Expectations finds himself). Dickens normally ignores the nobility and the aristocracy in favor of characters whose fortunes have been earned through commerce. Even Miss Havisham's family ... in order to rise economically one must first work hard and strive to make something of oneself, especially during the Industrial Revolution. Dickens expresses the plights of characters working against...

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