• HEMANTA BORA

Great Expectations is the novel by Charles Dickens which depicts the education of an orphan named Pip. The novel is the story of the childhood and young adult years of Pip in a country village. Great Expectations is a critique of the Victorian society. Pip realizes that his great expectations- social status and wealth are less important than loyalty and compassion. The novel is a mixture of humour, mystery and tragedy. Pip and Estella aren’t reunited at the end in the original work. But Dickens was convinced to write a happy conclusion as well. Great Expectations comes under the genre of bildungsroman or coming-of-age novel. The novel addressed the issues of social justice and inequality. Great Expectations appeared in All the Year Round, a weekly periodical. Pip dreams of becoming a gentleman. His family struggled with finances. Pip is raised by his sister and her husband. Pip faces rises and falls in life and he learns the meaning of love and friendship. Pip tries to find happiness during tough situations of life as well. He tries to become a better person. The central theme of the novel is the theme of ambition and self- improvement in life. Social class is another theme based on the post-industrial revolution model of class system in England.

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"Timeless Fiction Great Expectations", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.743-744, May 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905X95.pdf

"Timeless Fiction Great Expectations", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp743-744, May 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905X95.pdf