Dickens, in the novel Great Expectations, exploits the ambiguity of the term gentleman. ... Several different characters are portrayed as "gentlemen,"" but there is only one man who demonstrates the qualities of a true gentleman, and that is the blacksmith Joe. ... Joe's quiet goodness makes him one of the few completely sympathetic characters in Great Expectations. ... 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 character, and for that reason, a gentlem...

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• Grade Level: High School

In Great ExpectaƟons, Dickens has Pip eventually reject the Victorian concept of a gentleman and embrace the example of Joe. ... The plot of Great Expectations centres on how a boy of working-class origin becomes a "gentleman.... His progress represents the class mobility of the mid-Victorian age of "great expectations," in which even the poor working classes could dream of success and become wealthy enough to aspire to rank. ... In Great Expectations, while an inclusionary impulse can be found in Pip's incorporation into the category of gentleman, this exclusionary impuls...

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Self Conflict in Great Expectations Througout his novel, Charles Dickens explored the constant struggle Pip faces as he realizes the dangers of being driven by a desire for wealth and social status. ... This, along with the realization that his true priorities should be those that love him, guides Pip through changes in his character and directs him through his internal struggle. ... Her rejection of him damages his pride and esteem so much as to make him want to change his entire life and character to meet her approval. ... Great Expectations shows the n...

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Charles Dickens' literary masterpiece, "Great Expectations," was written as a brutal commentary on the social hierarchy system during the Victorian era. ... Throughout the novel, the essentially good-hearted characters learn to live with what they have and therefore, find peace and happiness in even the harshest of life's realities. Some of these "good" characters are noteworthy; Joe, Wemmick, Herbert and Matthew Pocket. ... At this moment, Pip finally realizes that all of his great expectations "on becoming a gentleman and living the wealthy life, mean nothing when you have no one...

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The two texts that we read, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and Charles Dicken's Great Expectations, both represent different courtship and marriage rituals taken from their perspective time periods. ... The marriages in Great Expectations, on the other hand were primarily from the middle class. ... This is a quote from Charlotte Lucas, one of the female characters in Pride and Prejudice. ... In Great Expectations, our first look at marriage is that of Mr. and Mrs. ... Joe is a very masculine and cruel character. ...

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Deviance is a variation from a set of norms or shared social expectations. ... It is at this point when Roderigo is introduced as a main character. ... Finally The Mission is also a great example of social inequality. ... There was also a great gap between the rich and the poor. I also like the character of Roderigo and the deviance he brought to the movie. ...

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A Doll's House 2003 Assignment Explain how a playwright employs minor characters to establish the dominant values of a society in which the central character is marginalised. ... You and Papa have done me a great wrong. ... She had a self described joy in her life, her love of work, "All my life as long as I can remember, I've worked-that's been one of my one great joy." ... No character demonstrates this better than Linde and eventually Nora as she follows suit. ... This nonchalant acceptance of an unwanted marriage is owed to her education and understanding of the societ...

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• Grade Level: High School

An examination of the books I read, I found literature to be like a mirror to a great extent in many ways. ... Hamlets' character flaws mirror my own. ... In the country where I was born, China, males are believed to be superior to females due to gender roles and expectations that has resisted through time. ... She was assumed to be untrustworthy and of ill character. ... Since Sommer was born and raised in America, her understanding and expectations of men in society is d...

• Word Count: 1988
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• Has Bibliography
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These "big three", using Mills depiction, are as follows: The economy-once a great scatter of small productive units in autonomous balance-has become dominated by two or three hundred giant corporations, administratively and politically interrelated, which together hold the keys to economic decisions (Mills 1956). ... Wright's belief is apparent when he states, "even when we give up-as we must-the idea that the elite man or woman is born with an elite character, we need not dismiss the idea that their experience and training develop in them characters of a specific type" (Mills 1956)....

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In these works, each character represents a woman trying to come to terms with, and find a solution to her depression and anxiety. ... Though she attempts to defy these expectations by cutting off her "great big nose" and "fat legs," in her death, the woman is displayed in her casket with cosmetics painted on and a beautiful turned-up putty nose. ... They went to great pains making themselves look perfect, hoping to attract a male. ... Each character in each story is left to fill the void with high self-esteem, so they can thrive as individuals. ...

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The eight great leadership virtues are as follows. ... The logic is that with a good education, the person will have a great job and a great job will result in a great income, which will determine the quality of life he or she will come to enjoy. ... Virtue Two: Build An Impeccable Character What does it mean to build a character? What does character mean? ... Conforming to the expectations of society is important to the success of a leader. ...

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We will see how Willie, an outsider from Putney Wayne with no education and no money, is the one with the greatest amount of character and morality. ... While discussing a possible housing project near Linden Hills, the unfavorable comments coming from everyone seem to represent a great deal of discrimination towards their own race. ... The story is built around the great great grandson of the original Luther and his wife Willa. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School