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Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, 1861

Characters ● Representing society in the background ● Differences between them => create drama ● Use of doubles ● Criticism and satire ; humour and comedy ● The importance of names ● Evolution CAMPION Abbygaëlle – THEVENON Cloé 2

Time: 27 years ● Volume I: concentration and acceleration ● Volume II: similar pattern ● Volume III: concentration only ● Variations: anticipation / flashbacks / digressions ● Historical context CAMPION Abbygaëlle – THEVENON Cloé 3

Space and setting ● The marshes and beyond ● London ● Spatial structure of the novel → movement East West / multiplication of journeys CAMPION Abbygaëlle – THEVENON Cloé 4

Conclusion → characters → time → space ● Accurate depiction of society in England in the 1830s ● Criticism of social issues CAMPION Abbygaëlle – THEVENON Cloé 5