Great Expectations

Main Ideas

• The growth and personal development of the protagonist amidst the social contrasts of Victorian England
• Critique of societal prejudices and the idealization of the «upper class», revealing the true face of aristocracy and wealth
• Exploration of the influence of wealth and social status on human relationships and personal development
• Themes of love, loyalty, nobility of spirit, and self-sacrifice as defining human qualities, despite social and material differences
• The issue of social justice and inequality, illustrated through the transformative life experiences of the main characters