THEROLEOFSOCIALCLASSINSHAPINGTHEMORALDEVELOPMENTOFPIPINCHARLESDICKENS'GREATEXPECTATIONS

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Authors: RahimovaGuli
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18789998
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Abstract

ThisarticleexaminestheroleofsocialclassinshapingthemoraldevelopmentofPip,theprotagonistofCharlesDickens'novelGreatExpectations(1861).Usingqualitativetextualanalysisandclosereading,thestudytraceshowPip'ssenseofidentity,values,andmoraljudgmentareconsistentlyinfluencedbyhischangingsocialposition.TheanalysisfollowsfourkeystagesofPip'sdevelopment:hisearlylifeasaworking-classchild,hisgrowingshameabouthisoriginsaftermeetingEstellaandMissHavisham,thecorruptingeffectsofwealthandhisso-called'greatexpectations,'andfinallyhismoralawakeningwhenherecognizesthetrueworthofloyaltyandhumandignity.ThefindingssuggestthatDickensusesPip'sjourneytoofferasustainedcritiqueofVictoriansociety'sobsessionwithclassandmaterialwealth.Thenovelultimatelyarguesthatgenuinemoralgrowthisnotproducedbywealthorsocialstatusbutbyself-knowledge,humility,andcompassion.ThisarticlesituatesPip'sdevelopmentwithinthebroadercontextofVictorianEngland,whererigidclassboundariesshapednearlyeveryaspectoflife

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Migration Policy and Dickens Studies American and British Literature Analysis Themes in Literature Analysis

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
26 February 2026
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