1. Victorian Class Distictions - Great Expectations
Dickens makes the role of the class system prominent to show the dangers of self-advancement, the corruptibility of power, and to show that one's class does not determine their character. ... Perhaps the most obvious example of the corruptibility of the class system is Pip. ... His love becomes twisted and corrupted like the system that fosters it. ... Pip became corrupt, like the class system itself. ... Dickens shows this in that Pip has a never ending thirst for more wealth, and more power. ...
- Word Count: 2674
- Approx Pages: 11
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School