... he is not merely a symbol of hypocrisy, he is also the character to represent the rich industrialist is this novel, the man who exploits the poor in his factories. A character seemingly playing an unimportant part in the story is the boss of the circus Mr. Sleary. The moral truth of his message obscured by his manner of speech, he has a lisp, he comes across as a mere fool ... . But closely reviewed, Mr. Sleary seems to be the voice of wisdom in the novel. "People must be amuthed, Thquire ... her deathbed she does sense that there was something missing from Louisa's upbringing, she cann...

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... is seen through the eyes of characters who are in need of help rather than taking it for themselves. The good working class character is expected to be politically apathetic, "cap-tweaking, foot shuffling and reassuringly unrevolutionary" (Brown, 1982: 48). They are to know their God given place in society and accept it gracefully. For example Jo's goodness ultimately comes from his innocence, that ... state that such failings have caused Jo to feel isolated from religion, thus the crass on top of St Paul's Cathedral "so golden, so high up [becomes seemingly] so far out of his reach". (...

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... Cratchit is Ebeneezer Scrooge's nephew. Scrooge despises Christmas. He calls it, "Humbug!". Charles Dickens wrote his book during the Industrial Revolution, which is reflected in the character of Ebeneezer Scrooge. He is mean and hateful and could care less about his workers. In the story when two men came into his shop asking for a donation, ... tells him that he will be visited by three ghost's throughout the night. Ebeneezer Scrooge goes to bed expecting nothing. The first ghost comes, the ghost of Christmas past. The ghost comes and tells Scrooge that he needs to go with him because t...

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... by providing an insight into the character of Mr. Jaggers. Mr. Jaggers is first introduced into the novel Great Expectations when Pip sees him at Miss Havisham's house. This scene in the novel is the first to give the reader and Pip a sense of his eerie and mysterious character, because of his connection to Miss Havisham. Mr. Jaggers later comes to play a greater role in the ... novel when he becomes the legal guardian of Pip when he moves from his humble beginnings with the Gargery's to London to seek his new ... fortune. Pip's first stop upon reaching London is the office of Mr. Jagg...

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... lies in Dickens' writings as he associates wealth and upper class with moral corruptibility. Dickens makes the role of the class system prominent to show the dangers of self-advancement, the corruptibility of power, and to show that one's class does not determine their character. He makes it prominent in showing Pip's advancement into high society. The numerous errors in the system are shown ... Victorian class system is so narrow and defined that the lower classes have no hope of a better life. The portrayal of the class system is perhaps the darkest of all the aspects of Great Expecta...

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... taught himself to write well and he became a reporter. He then began to resume his education. After resuming his learning some of his character sketches began to be put into some magazines. These would end up in his books. Dickens then started his career as a writer of books. Most of his books were published in magazines. His more popular works included Great Expectations, A Tale ... . Estella soon leaves the village and as Mrs. Joe falls and becomes incapacitated which makes her a lot nice. A young girl about Pip's age Biddy comes to live at the house as she is to take care of Mrs. Joe....

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... by Biddy, whose simple but heartfelt desire to be both educated and an 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 ambition to become a gentleman is ... environment. Indeed, the allusion is furthered where, when Tess suggests that Londoners will be drinking the milk the next day she calls them ... "(those) who don't know anything of us and of where it come...

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... constantly asking questions to people once in the outside world about life she is constantly curious about things that she was never taught. However because of her lack of exposure to the world outside books and facts she is unable to use it. This is proved when Louisa faces Rachel and Stephen, which ... in life which the Gradgrind system of education has imposed on her. This is also proved by when in the third chapter first book, the narrator says about Louisa 'would have been self-willed but for her bringing up'. The character Bounderby claims that he made it into this world by himsel...

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... She can fulfill his happiness that he hasn't in his family. After he meets her, he becomes happy. She is generous that she comes to take care of his wife lying on the bed. Everything seems to be perfect and in order when she is in the room. She also prevents his ... , desperate and lacks freedom. Dickens also comments on English society that law of divorce is complicated and has high expense, so the lives of the poor people are helpless. Furthermore, he can't survive in the unfair world because of his character. He is submissive, too innocent and too good while the society is ... unab...

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... finally be happy and he would stop being tormented by the fact that he loves someone who doesn't even like him. Characterization Character Description: Pip: At the begginning of the story Pip is a young boy boy with fat cheeks and he is small and weak for his age. This is described ... but then changed into a snob who forgot about his old friends. Throughout the whole story his personality color was gold. His caring personality comes out in the end of the story to bring him back to his old town. It also makes him decide to help Magwitch escape from London. Estella: Estella ... person a...

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• Grade Level: High School