The Alienation In Great Expectations

Great Expectations, one of the most important works by Charles Dickens, describes a disillusioned dream of the protagonist Pip to become a gentleman in the upper society. In the novel Charles Dickens reveals the alienation spreading in his age, he not only offers readers a panorama of the alienated society, but also makes it an effective vehicle to enhance his theme. Charles Dickens achieves this artistic effect through his superb fictional art, among which his characterization, plot and London scenes constitute essential elements in his works. This thesis expounds how Dickens reveals the alienation in the novel, through the analyses of his presentation of characters, arrangement of plot and settings.