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Crime and Punishment in Charles Dickens ' Great Expectations

The Victorian era in Britain 's history was a time of great controversy in the nation 's history . An era of revolution , the country went through significant development and industrialization that promoted wealth and economic success . However , not everyone benefited from this modernization and there emerged a strong divide between the rich and the poor . During this period many used their work to addresses injustices in the system through the representation of crime and

punishment in their works . Great Expectations is just one example of this and , as it was written during the later stages of Dickens ' life , is perhaps one of the most insightful views of Dickens ' experiences of life and society in Victorian England with Dickens using his medium to criticize the contrast between the morality called for by the capitalists and the reality of how this morality materialized . Such conflicts are explored through symbols of the legal system such as lawyers , convicts and prison ships , a judge and a clerk and it is through these representations that we are able to observe Dickens negative views towards the systems of crime and punishment in existence at the time of his work . There is no doubt that much of the views expressed by key characters within the book will have been formed and molded through Dickens ' own experiences and exposure to the English penal system his father was at one point imprisoned for...