The Role Of Social Class In Great Expectations By Charles Dickens

Is social class truly everything; should people classify be classified based on their social class? In the book, Great expectations, by Charles Dickens, the main character, Pip, is really focused on his social standings. This book shows Pip’s journey through life from the time he was a child, an adolescent, and all the way through adulthood. His journey of figuring out what is most important to him, and conquering his “great expectation” really helps Pip determine who he is and how he wants to live his life. The Marxist lens sees this book through the idea that social class is everything because it gives you more power in life. In the book, Pip realized how other people lived and how there were different social classes in the world …show more content…
Pip then realizes how wrongly he had treated Joe and Biddy and askes for their forgiveness. They full heartedly give it to him and this is where
Pip realizes that family is the most important thing. He sees that he is happier here than he ever would be being a gentleman, and decides to stay home. The book, Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens, really teaches the world about social class.
Pip, the main character, really realizes what is most important to him in his life throughout his journey on trying to become a gentleman. He sees that even though he wanted that high social standing of being a part of a higher class, that family can give him the same amount of happiness. This is the same throughout our daily lives. People need to see that they do not have to have the best, most expensive things in life to find happiness. Many people are too focused on the material things they have that they don’t see what they already have. People should never feel that their social standings make them who they are. People should be liked and loved based on who they are, not on how much money they