1. Victorian Era Social Hierarchy and Great Expectations
... he is getting the opportunity to become a gentleman and to live as a wealthy young man swells his ego tremendously and he becomes all-consumed by this new development. Pip believes that his "selection " is a sign of his great personal worth and the people with which he's always associated with are now beneath ... it will immediately make him a good person. He has fallen under the misconception that simply acting like a gentleman will make you a good person. Although Pip's new challenge is to become a gentleman and because of that, a good person, he never once offers help to the lower clas...
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- Approx Pages: 6
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- Grade Level: High School