He rose through the class system, not unlike his character, Pip in Great Expectations. ... The portrayal of the class system is perhaps the darkest of all the aspects of Great Expectations. ... In Great Expectations, the Victorian class system facilitates moral corruption. ... In Great Expectations, Dickens often uses satire to show injustice within the class system. In the society of today, we laugh at even the idea of a society alike to the one in Great Expectations, "Dickens makes us laugh at a society that values wealth and class, that co...

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