Essays about: "Miss Havisham"
Found 2 essays containing the words Miss Havisham.
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1. Revenge, Compensation, and Character Change in Dickens's Great Expectations
University essay from Lunds universitet/EngelskaAbstract : Revenge is a theme which has fascinated people for thousands of years and which is present in a wide range of genres. Revenge also plays a central role in the nineteenth-century novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. READ MORE
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2. The portrayal of class and social mobility in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations
University essay from Lunds universitet/EngelskaAbstract : Pip’s transformation to become a gentleman in manners and behaviour in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations illustrates the difference and importance of class in the Victorian society. Through an unknown benefactor, Pip makes a journey from working-class blacksmith apprenticeship in the countryside to gentleman life in the upper-middle class London, with access to economic, cultural and social capital. READ MORE