Social Class And Love Charles Dickens A Novel Without...

Maddie Keast Mrs. Petersen College English 24 April 2015 Social Class and Love in Charles Dickens Novels A novel without a theme is a book with only a list of events happening. Even if the events are exciting and full of suspense, the plot is nothing without a human connection. Themes connect books to real life situations. By using symbolism and foreshadowing to portray two themes, Charles Dickens makes people more connected to the book and relates to their own life experiences. In his books, Charles Dickens uses foreshadowing and symbolism to demonstrate his two common themes: social class and love. Throughout numerous works of Dickens’s, social class is a common theme. In his novel Great Expectations, social class is essential to the novel’s plot and the theme for the overall book (â€Å"Great,† Shmoop). During the novel, Pip constantly tries to climb the social ladder to impress his lover, Estella. 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