In response, he advocated not a radical restructuring of the socio-economic system (as a Marxist would) but rather that individuals should treat each other with greater kindness and compassion, according to what were commonly regarded as Christian virtues. Readers follow Pip’s journey as he follows, then loses, and then rediscovers his moral compass.ĭickens was a vocal social critic of the cruelties and injustices he regarded as endemic to his contemporary society. This is the story of Pip’s getting of wisdom.
This process initially spoils Pip until his true decency comes out in the end when his benefactor is revealed and Pip is willing to sacrifice whatever he has to protect him from danger. The story centres on the coming of age of Pip, a likeable, sensitive, morally decent and compassionate individual who is from a humble family but who becomes the beneficiary of a mysterious anonymous benefactor who had decided to make Pip into a gentleman and generously finance this transformation. Charles Dickens, Great Expectations (1860−1861)Ĭharles Dickens’ Great Expectations (1860−1861) was a commercial serialised novel intended to entertain a mass audience while exploring the writer’s principal concerns regarding the moral problems and contradictions that he observed in early capitalist England.
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