GE+Essay

Describe the role social class and birthright play in this novel. What do you think Dickens is trying to say about the importance of social class in our outer and inner lives.
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Social class and birthright played a extensive role throughout the novel, //Great Expectations//. Many people tried everything possible to get recognized with a higher class than others. They didn’t want to be known as someone with a low rank. Having a higher status led you into being more successful in life. Whether it was the clothes you wore or how much money you had, class was important in their lives and ours. People would be ashamed of how little they had, others would take credit for others' success, it all depended on worldly possesions and attitude.

In the book, //Great Expectations//, there were many different social classes which determined how they felt about themselves and how they were treated by others. Pip was ashamed of his life. He wanted an advanced education and higher social class. To him, having a higher social class, life would make you a happy and laid-back person with no worries. But was he right?

Mr. Pumblechook is Pip’s uptight, shady uncle in law in the novel, //Great Expectations//. He is a merchant who is infatuated with money and is also ashamed of Pip’s class. He also took credit for Pip’s rise in social class throughout the book even though he had nothing to do with it. When Pumblechook said, “That’s the state of the case, for that much I’ve seen myself” shows that he is a part of a higher class and he is sharing his opinion with his lower ranking family. He has every worldy thing he wants and leaves his familt lying in the dirt.

Money, jobs, education, attire and even the people you centered your self around all contributed to your social class ranking. Someone who had little money, and didn't have a job would most likely have a low social class. If someone had tons of money, a better education and a notable job, they would usually have a great life and be a part of a high social class.

Charles Dickens explains the differences between high and low social classes. By being at a higher level of society, you might have better opportunities and additional chances to change the world. I think that Charles Dickens is trying to say that having a higher social class is more important. I think this because he showed how it affected people by how they felt about their lives and whether they were happy with their choices.