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    In an arm-chair‚ with an elbow resting on the table and her head leaning on that hand‚ sat the strangest lady I have ever seen‚ or shall ever see. She was dressed in rich materials‚—satins‚ and lace‚ and silks‚—all of white. Her shoes were white. And she had a long white veil dependent from her hair‚ and she had bridal flowers in her hair‚ but her hair was white. Some bright jewels sparkled on her neck and on her hands‚ and some other jewels lay sparkling on the table. Dresses‚ less splendid

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    better and became more respectable. She also fell in love with Farfrae‚ but due to the increasing enmity between Henchard and Farfrae grew‚ hence Elizabeth Jane could not extensively pursue her love for Farfrae any further. Fate‚ yet again‚ playing its role against the mortal forces. Although‚ Elizabeth Jane was gaining respect and stature‚ being the stepdaughter of the Mayor‚ she was grounded and did not forget her old surroundings. “Sober and discreet‚ she was yet so hearty‚ that her homespun simplicity

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    Bailey Baith Great Expectations Adv. English 11 March 9‚ 2013 Secrets A secret always has reasoning behind how long it is kept hidden and when it is revealed. There’s always a perfect time and place for one to share one’s secret. Uniquely books have secrets embedded within to keep the reader on edge. If used wisely by the author‚ a secrets purpose can affect a novel’s story line‚ character development‚ and theme. Every secret throughout Dickens’ novel Great Expectations is effectively kept

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    Social class played a major role in the society depicted in Charles Dickens ’s novel “Great Expectations”. Many characters were treated differently because of their social class in the story. Seeing the contrast between how the poor and the rich were treated will give a clearer understanding of how much social class mattered. During the nineteenth century‚ British society was dominated and ruled by a tightly woven system of class distinctions. Social relations and acceptance were based upon position

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    DOES DICKENS GREAT EXPECTATIONS SHOW THAT SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH MORAL DEVELOPMENT? Great Expectations ititlalics for titles iacs for titles is widely regarded as Charles Dickens’ finest novel. It was written during the Victorian period in England‚ a time of immense change. The industrial revolution of the late 18th and 19th centuries had transformed the social landscape. There were significant divisions between rich and poor. People moved from sparsely populated rural

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    In these day and age‚ citizens can have different type of welfare within the city. Different government has different welfare policy. In some western country such as Australia‚ citizens enjoy decent benefit provided from government. Those benefits include public health care benefit and education benefit. In Australia‚ the majority revenue for government to maintain their operation is mainly from taxation. Everyone in the city needs to pay tax even though the revenue hasn’t reached the taxation

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    ideologies of the society represented in the text. In the case of Great Expectations‚ Charles Dickens successfully enacts the stratified class structure and power relationship by employing imagery in the form of characterization‚ pathetic fallacy and figurative language. Through such imagery‚ the novel specifically conveys a critique of a society where capital indicates social position‚ where wealth defines opportunity‚ and where social class enforces a strong sense of stratification. It also comments

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    Ideas for Great Expectations Money + Social class Within Great Expectations‚ the conception of the contextual element concerning status and money is prominent‚ where Old Money Vs New money provides a division that separates the higher class from the lower class. Money becomes a standpoint in ‘determining’ ones belonging within the society say‚ for example‚ when we compare Pip and Bentley Drummele‚ we view the contrasting forms of old money (indicated as immediate and absolute according to society)

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    Pastrana‚ Christine D. October 14‚ 2013 III-13 BSE English English Literature The Great Expectations Charles Dickens Synopsis: The Great Expectations takes its readers to an extraordinary journey of an innocent common boy‚ Pip‚ who later becomes an ambitious young man whose dreams and desires extend far beyond his reach. His “expectations” are fueled by his love for a rich beautiful lady and are ignited by the chance given to him by a mysterious benefactor. The story begins

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    life? Great Expectation is a classic and romantic novel that depicts the personal growth and personal development of a poor orphan child. Pip is one of main characters and he has two important expectations: to becoming a gentleman and marrying the beautiful Estella. Charles Dickens included in this book topics like‚ the difficult to win the love‚ wealth and poverty‚ romanticism‚ rejection‚ contemporary issues of social justice and inequality and the eventual triumph of good over evil. Great Expectations

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