The Social Issues Of Two Novels That I Have Studies...?
...I have chosen is, what do we learn about society. The two novels that I have decided to write about are Pride and Prejudice' by Jane Austen and Great Expectations' by Charles Dickens. The thesis of my essay is the different social classes and how so much emphasis is put on the different classes and marriage, as these are the main themes in both novels.
I am going to start with the major emphasis that is put on the different social classes in both novels. We see the social differences in Geat Exeptations' more so than in Pride and Prejudice'. In Great Expectations' Pip first see's and experiences social snobbery when he is sent by Joe to play with Estella, Miss Havisham's adopted daughter. Miss Havisham is very wealthy and is paying for Pips apprenticeship to bacome a blacksmith if he plays with Estalle. Pip plays with Estella for eight months until his dreams end when Miss Havisham asks Pip to bring Joe to visit him. Miss Havisham gives Joe twentyfive pounds for pip's services.
When Pip sees Estella he falls in love instantly with her, Estella does not feel the same unfortuntly. Pip describes Estella as very pretty and seemed very proud'. Estella mocks Pip's appearance while they play and comments on his course hands and thick boots. Pip actually thinks there is something wrong with him and vows to become a gentleman.
Pip didn't have this luxury unfortuntly of becoming a gentleman and does his apprentticeship with Joe as a blacksmith. Four years into Pips apprenticeship he had a major change of luck. Someone who wished to remain anonymous has decided to pay for Pip's fees to become a solicitor. Pip finds out some time after that his sponser is actually Magwitch the escaped convect that Pip helped in the first chapter. Magwithch was so touched by Pip's generosity and vowed to give Pip any money he made. When Pip hears who his sponser is, he is...
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