What's The Story?

          Charles Dickens was very interested in the idea of social justice. He was constantly hearing about it in his everyday life throughout the industrial era and I think that's what really inspired him to write a large majority of his novels. His use of tone helped me determine this. His tone towards the lower class of society, like Pip and Joe, is drastically different that those of the upper, like Mrs. Havinsham. He writes in a way that makes Joe seem like a really sincere man, while Mrs. Havinsham is written in a way that shows how full of herself and how she looks down upon those in lower classes of society. Also, I think the theme of ambition proves this as well. Pip, as a lower class personnel, dreams of becoming one of the higher class. Since he met Estella he strived to become worthy of her. And finally, the last technique Dickens used foils to help readers understand his point, for example, Biddy to Estella. Biddy is a good judge of character, approachable, and a good friend to have while Estella does not care about anyone but herself and is coldhearted.