Vladimir Nabokov, Russian-American novelist, demonstrated much attention of his writings on the basis of synesthetic detail. Such synesthesia allotted to him the intimate relationship between reader and writer. Nabokov speaks in terms applicable to all literature- the moment when the subject and experimentalist conjoin by means of suspense or climax, how said author can use that connection to adjust the reader to their needs, and the unification of all variables that make a novel a classic. Great Expectations exhibits these values of authenticity and are meticulously displayed throughout the entirety of the novel, creating a classical bildungsroman.
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England, of course a powerhouse of the times, was growing rich and powerful in an era of colonialism and industrial revolution. The money in this novel that most work for, however, is no satisfaction unless it is the kind you make yourself. Those who inherit money are miserable- far from happy with only sufficient living. The description of the Havisham house portrays three important segments of writing- magic, story, and lesson. The story is not the house itself, but the story is what is made upfront and evident because of the description of the house. Miss Havisham, left at the altar has not fared well since. The rotting, dilapidated house represents her life and how she is a shriveled, dry heap of disgust. It is a contagious and ruined innocence. It also emphasizes the privilege of high society- how they are all so rotten. The desire for the past to never be let go and the degenerative qualities of how it affects a person symbolizes death and the greedy nature of those unwilling to move on. The upper class as a whole is presented to explained how those that pertain to it always reach decadence. The lesson enforced is that having things handed to you in life is going to get you nowhere. When there is no work for what is achieved then there is selfishness and dissatisfaction. It is true that you must always strive to do your best and …show more content…
Great Expectations is hailed a classic in reverence to the fact that it is applicable to all times. Our duty, as the reader, is to allow us to be enchanted by such work and attain knowledge that is profitable for not only our current society and those of the future, but our own mankind and the relationships that enable
The initial form of connection being made is manipulated through a suspenseful, detailed …show more content…
England, of course a powerhouse of the times, was growing rich and powerful in an era of colonialism and industrial revolution. The money in this novel that most work for, however, is no satisfaction unless it is the kind you make yourself. Those who inherit money are miserable- far from happy with only sufficient living. The description of the Havisham house portrays three important segments of writing- magic, story, and lesson. The story is not the house itself, but the story is what is made upfront and evident because of the description of the house. Miss Havisham, left at the altar has not fared well since. The rotting, dilapidated house represents her life and how she is a shriveled, dry heap of disgust. It is a contagious and ruined innocence. It also emphasizes the privilege of high society- how they are all so rotten. The desire for the past to never be let go and the degenerative qualities of how it affects a person symbolizes death and the greedy nature of those unwilling to move on. The upper class as a whole is presented to explained how those that pertain to it always reach decadence. The lesson enforced is that having things handed to you in life is going to get you nowhere. When there is no work for what is achieved then there is selfishness and dissatisfaction. It is true that you must always strive to do your best and …show more content…
Great Expectations is hailed a classic in reverence to the fact that it is applicable to all times. Our duty, as the reader, is to allow us to be enchanted by such work and attain knowledge that is profitable for not only our current society and those of the future, but our own mankind and the relationships that enable