Uses the writings of Matthew Arnold, John Henry Newman, Daniel Defoe and John Pomfret to illustrate the varied nature of the Victorian identity. Bibliography lists 8 sources. A five page paper looking at this novel by Charles Dickens in terms of the way it reflects, or challenges, the values of the Victorian era. The paper maintains that Great Expectations is a Victorian novel not because it wholeheartedly supports the social beliefs of the Victorian era, but because it tacitly assumes that its readers do. Through challenging these false values, Dickens' novel seeks to demonstrate that money and social position are not the true virtues to be sought in life.
Bibliography lists three sources.
In Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, the protagonist, Pip, becomes almost obsessed with the idea that he is meant for 'great expectations' in life. This 7 page paper argues that the changes that he undergoes as he comes into possession of his 'expectations', the misuse of his money and, finally, the lesson of value he learns through his benefactor bring Pip to a point of personal redemption and happiness. Bibliography lists 5 sources. The Cask of Amontillado is an entertaining if not also somewhat horrific tale. This is, however the author's normal genre and he is indeed the master at what he does.