Friday, April 15, 2011

wrapping up Great Expectations

Morals and themes are easily found in Great Expectations, but is it easy to tell the specifics of the universal meaning? Guilt goes hand in hand between the different linked relationships through characters. Also, feeling guilty comes in a package deal with always striving to self improve. In real life it is like constructive criticism; lets say a journalist is writing a big news story, and the editor in chief told the journalist that he/she forgot to interview the main person who it's about. The journalist feels guilty for forgetting such a silly mistake and wants to show his/her boss an excellent story next time. My example I just showed you really demonstrated that there are steps to guilt, I think that's why Charles Dickens wanted to include the dishonoring of characters. Everyone experiences feeling bad what they have done. It is also important to know Dickens intention for the guilt factor, it shows that having a satisfactory life is worth more than living a high financial life because you miss out on friendships and family.

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