Essay on Social Reform In Charles Dicke

Pip expresses that he "...loved Joe perhaps for no better reason than because the dear fellow let me love him" implying that Pip may have a problem expressing the way he feels about those in his life (Dickens 41). This lack of expression remains present in Pip’s character throughout the novel, especially with frustration for the way he feels about Estella. Pip earning his expectations put a strain on the already limited relationship that he had with Joe, once Pip began to realize that Joe’s occupation was meager and unfit for someone with Pip’s means.

The main storyline has to do with Pip’s expectations of becoming a gentleman. To do this he received help from a secret benefactor. For the first half of the novel Pip is convinced that Miss Havisham is the one doing this so one day he and Estella can be together. Dickens creates a story around Pip’s assumption to make this a very logical explanation. Coincidentally right after Pip realizes and confirms he was wrong about his benefactor, an unexpected character reappears. “You acted nobly, my boy,” said he. “Noble Pip! And I have never forgot it!” (Dickens 248) These words ring out of his benefactor’s name. Who appears to be the escaped convict from the beginning who threatened him, known by the name of Magwitch. Magwitch reveals that ever since that day in the graveyard when Pip returned to give him what he requested he has found a job to help Pip out for what he did for him. By doing this secretly for all this

As Pip a poor young orphaned boy grows up, he needed someone to care, love, and listen to him, and Joe Gargery was that person for Pip. In the novel, The Great Expectation, Joe Gargery, Pip’s brother-in-law who whole heartedly takes Pip in and raised him as his own, became a father to Pip. As the novel progresses, Joe eventually became more than a father; he was Pip’s confidant, his conscience, and Dickens uses Joe to bring a moral side to the novel.

- Joe Gargery is one of the loyal characters in the book. Pip, although he has made many mistakes, he was fortunate enough to have an abundance of devoted friends to stick with him. Joe has proved himself to be one of those friends in countless ways. As an example, he convinced Mrs. Joe to take Pip in, payed off his debts, visited him when he was sick, and even left in the middle of the night so Pip won’t feel ashamed of him. Pip felt ashamed after he stole the food for the convict. He knew Joe, out of everyone, had the right to know what he did. However, Pip stuck with the wrong thing to do and didn’t tell

The first character to play a big part in shaping Pip’s personality is his sister, Mrs. Joe Gargery. His sister’s vicious attitude and harsh punishments force Pip to have an unfriendly childhood. This bringing up “by hand” has caused him to be a “sensitive” boy. The constant threat of being beaten with the Tickler has also instilled the fear of speaking out against adult’s treatment of him because it would send his sister into a “terrible Rage.” However, her brutality has also made Pip able to feel when something was a “keen injustice” because he himself feels so about her actions and words towards himself.

The Progressive-Era’s reform efforts were conducted by the Progressives who were mainly middle-class, passionately religious, men and women who had extra time, money, and resources to dedicate to the reform efforts (Schultz, 2014). Women and followers of the Social Gospel movement were the two main groups behind the reform. Progressive reformers set out to end corruption in politics, improve lives of all humans, and boost governments intervention to safeguard citizens. The Social Gospel Movement was huge in the fight against prostitution, trying to end poverty, and achieving social justice. Two main leaders were Washington Gladden and Walter Rauschenbusch who hit hard opposition in their direction of a Jesus-inspired kindness reform from the

The poor being grateful and happy shows, for example, “And therefore, uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that it has done me good,” (Dickens 4). This quote is used to prove the theme of social justice because it shows happiness doesn’t strive through money and wealth by showing that Fred is happy and finds the good in things life even without much money. This shows that you can live a happy life without lots of money and that everyone can be happy no matter the social justice. The indirect characterization of Fred is used to show that good can come from opportunities that don’t supply money. The difference of poor and rich is shown, for example, “This is and even-handed dealing of the world!” he said. “There is nothing on which it is so hard as poverty; and there is nothing it professes to condemn with such severity as the pursuit of wealth!” (Dickens 27). This quote proves the theme of social justice because it uses a juxtaposition to the impact of poverty and the greatness of wealth. Using this quote the author was able to show that social class is a big part of everyone's life. He also able to show that the poor struggle with more and are more happy than the

Social class systems in the nineteenth century were comprised of the upper class, the middle class, the working class, and the underclass. The different social classes can be “distinguished by inequalities in such areas as power, authority, wealth, working and living conditions, life-styles, life-span, education, religion, and culture” (Cody). The poor, also known as peasants, were usually mistreated and segregated from the wealthy, or those of higher class. During his time, Charles Dickens “seen as a champion of “the poor” by some of the poor themselves” (“What was”). It is said that one of his greatest achievements “was to bring the problem of poverty to the attention of his readers through introducing varieties of poor persons into almost all of his novels, and showing the “deserving” majority of the poor, bravely struggling against the forces arrayed against them” (“What was”). This is clearly evident in A Tale of Two Cities. During the nineteenth century Victorian era, social class systems were a common excuse for the division and mistreatment of many individuals, as evidenced in Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities.

As Pip grows into the life of a gentleman, he meets many people in different environments and situations. These characters each play a role in Dickens’ storytelling and message. In Charles Dickens’ novel Great Expectations, Joe Gargery is described as Pip’s guardian who is kind-hearted and forgiving. Indirect characterization is used to show that Joe forgives people easily through his dialogue. He is also portrayed as a loyal man through his static character.

Pip is an honest boy who can barely live with himself after what he has done, but never tells Joe his good friend, or Ms. Joe, Joe's wife.

Further develops this understanding of the time when he says "discrimination is a hellhound that gnaws at Negroes in every waking moment of their lives to remind them that the lie of their inferiority is accepted as truth in the society dominating them". The quote can be related to Crooks and the discrimination he went through. The discrimination turns into exclusion which is a part of marginalisation. Marginalisation also affects characters, they're excluded for their differences and their sense belonging to a family or social group is taken away. Tariq Ramadan gives a further explanation of discrimination, "The rich stick together; the poor and the marginalised are thrown together". The quote also explains the less fortunate being pushed and forced around by high authority. The poor seem to have no say or opinion in their

Question: How does Dickens in his portrayal of Miss Havisham explore the theme of isolation?

The relationship between Pip and Mrs.Joe Gargery is not like a typical brother-sister bond. Mrs.Joe is very hateful towards Pip, she doesn’t appreciate him, Pip is a burden to her; an extra mouth to feed. On page 9, “If it warn’t for me you’d have been to the churchyard long ago and stayed there.” Mrs.Joe continues to say “I’d never do it again! I know that I’ve never had this apron of mine off since you were born. It’s bad enough to be a blacksmith’s wife without being your mother too.” Mrs. Joe makes very snide comments to Pip, such as on page 25, “ If you bring the boy back with his head blown to his bits by a musket, don’t expect me to put it together again.” Pip is scared of Mrs.Joe because of her “hard and heavy hand.” On page 8, Joe tells Pip about how Mrs.Joe went out with her tickler, “Tickler was a stick, worn smooth from hitting my tickled body.” Mrs.Joe was very brutal towards Pip and using the tickler frightened him. Mrs. Joe makes very snide comments to Pip, such as on page 25, “ If you bring the boy back with his head blown to his bits by a musket, don’t expect me to put it together again.

When jane was questioned if she had poor family would she rather live with them and be happy or stay miserable with the reeds she made it evident that despite her unhappiness she preferred to live with the rich because poverty was looked down. Those who were poor were treated badly, jane eyre is a perfect example.

They both felt the wrath of Mrs. Joe; she frequently “knocked his (Joe) head…against the wall” or the Tickler for Pip. Knowledgeable critics have referred to Pip’s experience as that of a "Dickensian childhood - stripped of his rights, found guilty of being himself, and rendered invisible by all those around.