... and educational improvement are irrelevant to one's real worth and that conscience and affection are to be valued above erudition and social standing. Throughout Great Expectations, Dickens explores the social conflict associated with the class system of Victorian England, ranging from the most wretched criminals (Magwitch) to the poor peasants of the marsh country (Joe and Biddy) to the middle class ... class is central to the novel's plot and to the ultimate moral theme of the book "Pip's realization that wealth and class are less important than affection, loyalty, and inner worth. Pi...

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