The concept of the gentleman is not merely a social or class designation. There is also a moral component inherent in the concept that made it a difficult and an ambiguous thing for the Victorians themselves to attempt to define. ... But according to the values of a true gentleman, only the lowborn Joe is a man of honor, a true gentleman. ... Throughout the story, Joe remained the one and only true gentleman. ... The novel therefore uses Joe to define true gentlemanliness; it is not dependent on one's social class, status, or wealth; it is dependent on one's inherent quality and char...

• Word Count: 1144
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

These three settings define the persona of Pip. ... Pip was bereft of the necessities of a real gentleman. ... Years passed and Pip was a gentleman. ... Urbane and everything a perfect gentleman should be. ... Pip's home, the Satis House, and London were all settings that defines Pip's persona. ...

• Word Count: 463
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Although she treats him coldly and contemptuously he falls in love with her and wants to become a gentleman in the hopes he might be worthy of Estella. ... When he gets to London he starts his education to be a gentleman. ... Although he is striving to become a gentleman, Herbert and Pip lead an undisciplined life. ... He figures out that Estella is Magwitch's daughter, and his intentions were to make him into a gentleman so he could marry his daughter, Estella. ... Grazing and washing surfaces may be used in this play to define a surface, or make a surface look smooth. ...

• Word Count: 1103
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

He uses characters such as Mrs Joe Gargery and Magwitch to define people's common views about crime and punishment and how it is explored through the character Magwitch. ... He is no gentleman, he's shabby looking. ... The reader does not see Magwitch again until chapter 39, when it is many years later and Pip is living as a gentleman in London, as a result of funds from a mystery benefactor. ...

• Word Count: 3591
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: High School

Dickens enforces that Pip is the most important character in the novel as it is his story and his perceptions are what define other characters. ... " This is a very compelling argument as they all centre around important values at that time as John Sutherland pointed out that "The idea of becoming a gentleman is almost synonymous with the Victorian era....

• Word Count: 1038
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate