Great Expectation
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The Great Expectation
During the Victorians, period the class system played a prominent role in English society. Like the novels Emma, Moll Flanders, Jane Eyre and Charles Dickens's, Great Expectations, the class structure played an important role in the novels. The class system in England began after Norman Conquest of 1066, and has been the social guideline for hundreds of years. The class system consists of an upper, middle and lower class. These classes and the
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being of lesser value than those of the upper and middle classes. The strained relationships, resentment and indignation between the classes are evident through the interactions of the characters in Great Expectations. These characters represent each social class in England and the defining characteristics of the classes. Despite the ill feelings between classes, at the conclusion of the book we learn that success can be achieved on different levels, regardless of social stature and class.
being of lesser value than those of the upper and middle classes. The strained relationships, resentment and indignation between the classes are evident through the interactions of the characters in Great Expectations. These characters represent each social class in England and the defining characteristics of the classes. Despite the ill feelings between classes, at the conclusion of the book we learn that success can be achieved on different levels, regardless of social stature and class.