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The paper relates that one of the main characteristics of novels of Charles Dickens is the acute sympathy for the oppressed and the lower classes. The paper discusses how Dickens was keenly aware of the suffering of the 'little people' and he was very critical of the political and social circumstances of his time; his novels are full of the suffering experienced in the workhouses, homes and prisons of the lower classes in England and particularly in London. This paper examines the theme of suffering in "Great Expectations".

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"One of the main characteristics of novels of Charles Dickens is the acute sympathy for the oppressed and the lower chasses. Dickens was keenly aware of the suffering of the `little people' and he was very critical of the political and social circumstances of his time. The novels are full of the suffering experienced in the workhouses, homes and prisons of the lower classes in England and particularly in London. "Great Expectations" does not deal as much with social problems as some of other Dickens's novels, but nevertheless, there is much suffering in the book. This paper will examine the theme of suffering in "Great Expectations". Some of the main characters..."

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