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A characteristicof the nineteenth-century novel is its use of realist and non-realist means to represent tensions in a community. discuss this statement with reference to Great Expectations

 

patricia f #174055
Mar 14, 2011 11:57 AM

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A characteristicof the nineteenth-century novel is its use of realist and non-realist means to represent tensions in a community. discuss this statement with reference to Great Expectations

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Roskolnikov
Dec 31, 2011 9:28 PM

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Charles Dickens is certainly a realist author. His characters are real people facing real problems--often in unimpressive, lower-class circumstances. An interesting exception to this rule is his use of coincidence. In Great Expectations, this is evident in Pip's journey and Miss Havisham's development as a character.
 

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