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The Theme of Guilt and it`s Function in "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens.

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Author: Charles Dickens
Genre: Novel
1861
Rating: 10/10

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"Great Expectations", novel by Charles Dickens, first published serially in All the Year Round in 1860–1861. Therefore, the novel belongs to the Victorian Period in British literature.
The Victorian Period of English literature began with the accession of Queen Victoria to the throne in 1837, and lasted until her death in 1901.  In general, Victorian literature deals with the issues and problems of the day.
The novel "Great Expectations" displayed the class system of Victorian England and the characters of this novel therefore also did uphold the true reflection of Victorian era. In "Great Expectations", Dickens provides a vivid picture of the working-class struggles with the existing educational opportunities.  Dickens's themes include wealth and poverty, love and rejection, and the eventual triumph of good over evil.

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"Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens a first-person narration and in drawing on parts of Dickens’s personality and experience.
The specific form of this novel is known as 'Bildungsroman' – 'bildung' means education and 'roman' means novel in German. This type of novel focuses on the childhood and moral, spiritual and physical growth of the central character. It was a popular novel form in the 19th-century and used widely to explore the journey of a young person from childhood to maturity.
Charles Dickens is an outstanding realist writer, the novel "Great Expectations" is a clear example of this.  In the novel, the author plausibly depicts the life of man and society.   In this novel Charles Dickens widely used: hyperbole, Irony, Paradox, Allusion.
There are many intriguing descriptions in the novel.  There is also a lot of "black" humor that helps to cope with difficulties.

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In the book The Great Expectation, Charles Dickens considered themes of a moral, psychological, and social nature. For example, the theme of Integrity and Reputation permeates the entire novel. In Great Expectations, Dickens explores pride as both a positive and a negative trait by presenting various types of pride ranging from Estella and Bentley Drummle's snobbery to Joe and Biddy's moral uprightness. The crucial distinction between these different varieties of pride is whether they rely on other people's opinions or whether they spring from a character's internal conscience and personal sense of accomplishment.  "Oh, there are many kinds of pride," said Biddy, looking full at me and shaking her head; "Pride is not all of one kind…[Joe] may be too proud to let any one take him out of a place that he is competent to fill, and fills well and with respect."
The theme of Ambition and Self-Improvement is also central to the novel, in my opinion. A "Pip" is a small seed, something that starts off tiny and then grows and develops into something new.  Dickens presents the ambition to improve oneself that drives Pip along with many of the novel's secondary characters as a force capable of generating both positive and negative results. "…now, when suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but – I hope – into a better shape."
The main character Pip, being a poor orphan , aspires to become a gentleman, a respected man.  But his life is full of difficulties and obstacles. Will Pip be able to handle them and end his story happily?

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This novel impressed me.  It is very interesting to observe the growth of the protagonist, the change of his views on life.  This novel teaches that no matter how difficult the goal and the way to achieve them - everything is possible, you need to have big ambitions and not back down.
Remember that all Great Expectations can come true if you follow your dream.