CHARLES DICKENS’ GREAT EXPECTATIONS: A REFLECTION OF THE VICTORIAN ERA’S SOCIAL DYNAMICS
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Great Expectations is considered one of the most outstanding works of Charles Dickens. The novel takes place in Victorian era Britain and it is, therefore functions as a medium to mirror the social dynamics of this respected era including class-divided social hierarchy, social mobility, and the concept of morality which manifest themselves more explicitly with the effects of the industrial revolution. Through its main character and protagonist Pip, the reader witnesses the course towards the ‘myth’ of upward mobility. In this regard, the present paper aims to foreground the dynamics of Victorian society that are reflected in the novel.
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Aşağıda başlığı verilen ve ekte tam metni sunulan makalemin İngiliz Dili ve Edebiyatı Kulübü Dergisi’nde yayımlanmasını istiyorum. Makalenin daha önce başka bir dergide yayımlanmadığını ya da yayımlanması için gönderilmediğini taahhüt ederim.
Ekteki yazımın yayımlanmasını kabul ettiğimi, herhangi bir eser/fikir hırsızlığı, intihal vb. durumlarda İngiliz Dili ve Edebiyatı Kulübü Dergisi’nin sorumlu olmadığını, her türlü yükümlülüğün bana ait olduğunu biliyorum. Saygılarımla gereğini arz ederim.
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