Great Expectations
Characters or events that prove that Charles dickens felt that wealth is corrupting to people?
They can be from the whole book
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They can be from the whole book
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Estella~ she's actually corrupted by her guardian to a far greater extent than by money
Herbert Pocket~ he gets himself into quite the financial pickle, but in the end his good heart and gentlemanly ways win out
Compeyson~ dumped Miss Havisham, became a counterfeiter and a swindler — but it seems as if he was corrupt all along
Arthur Havisham~ greedy spendthrift/ corrupted by inheritance/ sets up his sister so he can gain hers
Great Expectations