Great Expectations: Context (OCR GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Great Expectations publication period
Great Expectations publication period
1860-1861
Victorian era characteristics in Great Expectations
Victorian era characteristics in Great Expectations
Strict social hierarchies and industrialisation
Victorian class system description
Victorian class system description
Rigid with strict social hierarchies
Key theme about changing social status in novel
Key theme about changing social status in novel
Social mobility
Dickens' father's situation influencing the novel
Dickens' father's situation influencing the novel
Imprisoned for debt
Dickens' childhood work experience
Dickens' childhood work experience
Worked in a blacking factory
Three main themes in Great Expectations
Three main themes in Great Expectations
Ambition, guilt, and redemption
Treatment of convicts in British legal system
Treatment of convicts in British legal system
Harsh treatment and stigma
Magwitch's role in the novel
Magwitch's role in the novel
Convict who becomes Pip's secret benefactor
Dickens' view of the legal system
Dickens' view of the legal system
Rigid and often unjust
Literary tradition used in Great Expectations
Literary tradition used in Great Expectations
Gothic tradition
Gothic elements in novel (locations/characters)
Gothic elements in novel (locations/characters)
Miss Havisham and Satis House
Satis House description
Satis House description
Decaying mansion creating gloom and foreboding
Gothic themes in Great Expectations
Gothic themes in Great Expectations
Decay, corruption, consequences of living in the past