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1、SocialclassplayedamajorroleinthesocietydepictedinCharlesDickens'sGreatExpectations.Socialclassdeterminedthemannerinwhichapersonwastreatedandtheiraccesstoeducation.Yet,socialclassdidnotdefinethecharacteroftheindividual.ManycharactersweretreateddifferentlybecauseoftheirsocialclassinG
2、reatExpectations.Seeingthecontrastbetweenhowthepoorandtherichweretreatedwillgiveaclearerunderstandingofhowmuchsocialclassmattered.Inchapter27whenJoecomestoseePip,hetreatsJoeinadifferentmannerthanbeforebecauseJoewasnowinalowersocialclass.HisfeelingsaboutJoe'sarrivalwere"Notwithpleas
3、ure...IhadthesharpestsensitivenessastohisbeingseenbyDrummle."(p.203).HewasafraidthatDrummlewilllookdownonhimbecauseofJoe'slowerclass.NotonlydoesPiptreatJoedifferently,JoealsotreatsPipdifferentlybecauseoftheirdifferenceinsocialclass.HebeginstocallPip"sir"whichbotheredhimbecause"sir"
4、wasthetitlegiventopeopleofhigherclass.Pipfeltthattheywerestillgoodfriendsandthattheyshouldtreateachotherasequals.Joesoonleavesandexplainshisearlyparting,"Pip,dearoldchap,lifeismadeofeversomanypartingsweldedtogether,asImaysay,andoneman'sablacksmith,andone'sawhitesmith,andone'sagolds
5、mith,andone'sacoppersmith.Diwisionsamongsuchmustcome...."(p.209).HecreatesthismetaphorthanheisacommonblacksmithandPipisagoldsmith.Thisdifferenceinsocialclasshadbroughtupontheirseparation.OthercharactersthatwerealsojudgedbytheirsocialclasswereMagwitchandCompeyson.Theywerebothontrial
6、forthesamecrimebutCompeysongotoffeasierthanMagwitchbecauseofhishighersocialclass.MagwitchdescribesCompeyson'sdefensespeech,."..hereyouhasaforeyou,sidebyside,twopersonsasyoureyescanseparatewide;one,theyounger,wellbroughtup...one;theelder,illbroughtup...whichistheworstone?"(p.325).Th
7、edecisionofthetrialwassolelybaseduponsocialclassappearance.Thesecasesshowhowmuchsocialclassreallymattered.InGreatExpectations,aperson'ssocialclassdeterminedtheamountofeducationtheyhad.Itisimportanttoperceivethisrelationshipbetweeneducationandsocialclasstoclearlyunderstandtheimporta
8、nceofsocialclass.Apersonli
