The concept of a literary "foil" character is one seen in many a great work of fiction throughout history. ... One such example of this occurs in what is considered by many to be Charles Dickens' magnum opus, Great Expectations. ... Their relationship exemplifies the message of Great Expectations, that money and social standing can either make or break a person's life. ... This goes to show that having fame and fortune can be a boon or a curse, which is the true message of Great Expectations. Great Expectations is a tale of love and loss, of plotting and deception, and of ...

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In both Jane Eyre and Great Expectations, the central character is an orphan, who helps articulate various social and moral conflicts in society. ... In Great Expectations, the moral theme is quite simple: affection, loyalty, and conscience are more important than social advancement, wealth, and class. ... Ambition and self-improvement take two forms in Great Expectations "moral and social; these motivate Pip's best and his worst behavior throughout the novel. ... Throughout Great Expectations, Dickens explores the social conflict associated with the class system of Victorian Engla...

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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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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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When looked up in the dictionary, the word identity refers to the distinguishing character or personality of an individual that is marked by psychological, social, and cultural factors. ... Seamus Heaney's poem, Mid-Term Break, is a great example of how society's expectations can impact identity because the poem is about a young man who is away at school to obtain an education and establish his identity when he is called back home to deal with the death of his younger brother. ... Another poem that touches on identity and social expectations is the poem, My Father's Song, by Sim...

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Just as in school, social class in the world of Great Expectations provides an arbitrary, external standard of value by which the characters judge one another. ... He demonstrates this by constantly illustrating how characters place an unreasonably great priority on outside appearances, wealth, and profession when judging others. ... His expectations only worsened his love situation by driving him to prioritize winning Estella over all other things. ... The best example in Great Expectations of this quality is Bentley Drummle. ... Jaggers's reputation is obviously great, from the constan...

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Both of these characters, as well as others such as Helen Burns are all females who are constrained by societal conventions, yet subvert them, and arise with great force. From Jane's early ordeals with the Reed family, it is evident that she is a fiercely passionate character, who at times struggles to deal with the oppressive patriarchal society she lives in. ... Furthermore, another character with teeming passions is the young Helen Burns, who is constrained by her Calvinist religious views, particularly the ideas of absolving sin, and suffering for salvation in the afterlife. ... Despi...

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Nevertheless, the careful reader notices a curious trend in many of Shakespeare's plays: many of Shakespeare's female characters exercise a rather great deal of delicate forms of power and influence, and often do so in unusual and even subversive ways that challenge traditional gender roles. ... Besides, all three of these female characters from the aforesaid plays are all quite developed and are in many ways some of the most complex characters presented in their respective plays.Although Shakespeare permits some of the female characters to exist fully outside of conventional norms, ...

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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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Each female character portrays a different part of society, ranging from the powerful rich, to the disrespected poor. ... The character who was most affected by society was Lily Bart. Lily's entire life, and then even her death, revolved around social expectations. ... Though completely opposite from Bertha's character, Judy Trenor's personality was also formed by her social class. ... If she sways people to accept a person into their high social ring, then once they are in, they must show gratitude and respect towards Carry for her great favor. ...

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The outcome of the characters and events which occur during the novel tell us much about the values informing the novel. ... However, Eva rejects her ascribed subjectivity allowing her to grow beyond the constraints of society's expectations. ... This displays Eva's development from a position in society that restrained her from gaining power of any sort, to one that allowed her great flexibility of power. ... Rolf grew up with great influence from his mother. ... Society's values of that time regarding sex are challenged by Allende through Eva's 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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In contrast, John Keating encourages students to find their individual paths in life, to follow their hearts and fight conformity and the expectations of society. ... The students have to live up to the expectations of their parents and the school by excelling in all of their subjects and sports. ... Keating believes that individuals can achieve excellence by working to the best of their own standards and expectations. ... We see a great example of this when Keating says to the students;" Men lead lives of quiet desperation, don't be resigned to that - break out! ... Through the chara...

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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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Issues: problems that affect large numbers of people and have their origins in the institutional arrangements and history of a society 14. applied sociology: any use of sociological perspective and/or its tools in the understanding of, intervention in, and/or enhancement of human social life 15. diversity: the variety of group experiences that result from the social structure of society 16. sociological perspective: 17. symbolic interaction theory: a theoretical perspective claiming that people act toward things because of the meaning things have for them 18. social work: a profession that p...

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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...

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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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It criticises the oppressive determinist social values and norms in society that govern the individual by common-held morals, expectations and the undermining of free will. ... The characters are determined by their financial position and judged accordingly. ... May Sinclair seems critical of the class structures that invade the personal relations between her characters. ... This satire and use of verbal irony is used to great dramatic effect throughout the novel. ... Patriarchal authority and expression is extremely relevant to the characters, as Harriett's mother within the text does no...

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Introduction Despite the erroneous origins of the term race and its modern usurpation by advanced studies in biological anthropology, American society at large (and elsewhere) and mental health professionals continue to place great cultural and psychological value on the term. ... What are the necessary standards and expectations that must now be met? ... By incorporating such habits in our social vocabulary we have come to generalize by race a person's ethical character, psychological tendencies, intellectual aims, and so forth. ...

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While Simmel did in fact have great influence on the field of sociology, he also produced major works that may be classified as philosophy of history, ethics, general philosophy, philosophy of art, philosophy of contemporary civilization and metaphysics.# Even within the field of sociology, he cannot really be placed into any particular school of thought; however, he was very interested in the relativism of all items in many of these fields of study. ... He had a great reputation as a speaker and thinker. ... "The proportion of nearness and remoteness which gives the stranger the character o...

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Thereby, the idea of justice, even if it does not fulfill its expectations, goes among the first. ... Presently after the appointive triumph of Berlusconi in Italy and Nicolas Sarkozy in France coupled with the downfall of Labor in Great Britain, Europe seems aim on mirroring the American thought, which is not social. ... Thus the Socialist development is to a great extent truant in the New World. ... Hayek, with concern about warns to make sense of the words social justice, which needed a complete change of character of the social order and that it will have to sacrifice some values that it ...

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