From the many themes in great expectations the one that is the most important is the concept of the gentleman vs. the working man. ... In Great Expectations there is a very big difference between the working man and the gentleman. In Great Expectations the working men don't even interact with the gentlemen. ... For the gentlemen in Great Expectations to talk to or be friends with the working men was not normal. ... "Great Expectations is one of Dickens dark novels," Says Stevenson who finds Great Expectations to be a somewhat comical and grotesque. ...

• Word Count: 984
• Approx Pages: 4
• 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
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

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. ... The theme of social class is central to the novel's plot and to the ultimate moral theme of the book "Pip...

• Word Count: 1152
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the novel, Great Expectations, class is a central theme as it was set in the 1820s when class divisions were very strict. ... Inside the house, in the great room, Pip and Estella sit down to play cards whilst Miss Havisham sat there silently watching them. ... "It is the desire of his benefactor that he is to be immediately removed from his present sphere of life and from this place he is to be brought up as a gentleman - in a woed, as a fellow of great expectations." ... Pip then finds out the truth about his expectations. ... Pip starts to realise that if you are a good person just ...

• Word Count: 2416
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

The Latino American culture portrayed by this book is no different having prominent themes and traits seen in the characters and repeated throughout the novel. ... They expect strict obedience from daughters and often become enraged or very upset when rules are broken or their expectations are let down. ... Most girls seem to have respect for their dads but also have a great fear of them. On page 32 it says that Alicia only fears mice and fathers illustrating this theme of dominance that begins at home and escalates through Latino women's lives. ...

• Word Count: 1127
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The play "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams, which takes place in 1940's cosmopolitan New Orleans city, is a great example of this evolution. ... In 1940's job opportunities for women were limited, whereas today, a great variety of jobs are available for them just as equal to men's. ... Also, the society's perspective on women's roles and expectations from women has changed. ... If any element such as time changed, then the plot, themes and the characters would differ completely as well and the play would lose its identity. ...

• Word Count: 990
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Surrounded by the colorful happenings in town, the school has a location that offers much to do, from shopping, to great food. ... A few major themes have been triggered in my description of the campus, comfort, community, choice, leadership, and power. ... While reading through the website, www.smith.edu, I learned more about the underlining goals of the school, all of which conformed to my earlier expectations of class values. ...

• Word Count: 2464
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School