Social Class

Social class assumed a significant part in the general public portrayed in Charles Dickens ' Great Expectations. Social class decided the way in which an individual was dealt with and their right to gain entrance to instruction. Yet, social class did not characterize the character of the single person.

Numerous characters were dealt with contrastingly on account of their social class in Great Expectations. Seeing the difference between how the poor and the rich were dealt with will give a clearer understanding of the amount of social class mattered. In section 27 when Joe comes to see Pip, he treats Joe in an alternate way than before on the grounds that Joe was currently in a lower social class. His sentiments about Joe 's entry were "Not with delight... I had the most keen affectability as to his being seen by Drummle." (p. 203). He was unable to avoid the fact that Drummle will look down on him due to Joe 's lower class. Not just does Pip treat Joe in an unexpected way, Joe likewise treats Pip distinctively in view of their distinction in social class. He starts to call Pip "sir" which annoyed him in light of the fact that "sir" was the title given to individuals of higher class. Pip felt that they were still great companions and that they ought to treat one another as equivalents. Joe soon leaves and clarifies his initial separating, "Pip, dear old chap, life is made of ever such a large number of partings welded together, as I may say,