The "vagueness of class" thesis and the existence of stereotyping within the Victorian Era, ideas continually delineated by Dickens within his masterpiece, Great Expectations, are both calamitous occurrences that can only lead to events that are exponentially more disastrous. These resulting schemes are life-changing, and, due to the already existent prejudice within the social class system, those who are living on the fringe of the lower class are often targeted. Dickens continues to gravitate towards this unrealistic idea of social class, constructing a rhapsody in his indifference for an idea he believes is so intertwined with stupidity. Those who are already underprivileged, doubly from their lack of chances and seemingly bad reputation, have no way of digging themselves out of …show more content…
Within either view lies the belief of how prejudice, often sought through unfair means, results in the destruction of formerly horrid life spans. The disbelief of such malfeasance extends to even those of the higher class, as Pip laments of the court scene conducted shortly after Magwitch's capture, "I [Pip] could scarcely believe that I saw two-and-thirty men and women put before the judge to receive the sentence together" (461). Although Pip had grown a hatred for the idea of being "common" (or something far below that, such as a criminal), and he should rightfully despise all those who stood within that court, we can almost see the disbelief in his face as he exclaims that thirty-two people are receiving a sentence in a conjoined manner. Perhaps some of this action is due to the stupidity of even conducting a trial in such a manner, but this is largely most probably due to the fact that none of these people will even be considered as anything but