In this portrayal, characters rise above obstacles such as class distinction, and find their ways to happy endings. ... He rose through the class system, not unlike his character, Pip in 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. ... The numerous errors in the system are shown in various characters, such as Drummle, who is haughty and arrogant because of his high class. ... Dickens also used it show that one's class d...

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However, there were various works dealing with vampires and including erotic aspects and, fortunately, superstition as a serious topic constitutes a minor aspect for writers of the occult. ... Adèle Ratignolle, a character in Kate Chopin's novel The Awakening, is another literary example of the angel in the house. ...

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Theorist William Rathbone Greg best summaries the feelings of the Victorian age towards fallen women: "If the passions of woman were ready, strong, and spontaneous, in a degree even remotely approaching the form they assume in the coarser sex, there can belittle doubt that sexual irregularities woul...

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