In Charles Dickens' novel, Great Expectations, there are several differences between the illusion and the truth. The appearance of certain things is often detrimental to the outcomes of characters when the reality of a situation is revealed. ... The most important illusion Great Expectations is Pip's confident expectations of a better life. ... Setting in Great Expectations was also an important contrast of illusion and the truth. ... The settings in Great Expectations emphasize the differences between appearance and reality in that illusions are not always the truth....

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• Grade Level: High School

Great Expectations In Great Expectations, Pip, the protagonist and narrator of the story grows from a young child to a mannerly gentleman with high social status. ... Great Expectations was set in early Victorian times in England when great social changes were sweeping the nation. ... Pip's sudden rise from laborer to gentleman in Great Expectations forces him to move from one social extreme to another while dealing with the strict rules and "expectations" that governed Victorian England. ... Abel Magwitch, the most influential character in the story, is a fearsome criminal, who escap...

• Word Count: 1548
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• Grade Level: High School

In Charles Dickens' novel, Great Expectations, there are several differences between the illusion and the truth. The appearance of certain things is often detrimental to the outcomes of characters when the reality of a situation is revealed. ... The most important illusion Great Expectations is Pip's confident expectations of a better life. ... Setting in Great Expectations was also an important contrast of illusion and the truth. ... The settings in Great Expectations emphasize the differences between appearance and reality in that illusions are not always the truth....

• Word Count: 1660
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

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...

• Word Count: 1549
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• Grade Level: High School

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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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
• Grade Level: High School

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...

• Word Count: 1734
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate