here are on many occasions, however, that we see a revive in good heartedness from Pip, which wins approval and favor from the reader.
«Our eyes met, and the entire sir melted out of that manly heart as he gave me his hand». The quote above shows that no matter how many walls, through materialism and shifting social classes, Pip tries to put up around himself, his relationship with Joe is so intense that in special moments when they unit on common ground, these walls are broken. This is only possible through Joe s treatment towards Pip, as Joe never held anything against Pip for leaving the forge, the apprenticeship or moving to London. Joe always persisted to be in support of Pip, and to protect him while keeping his gentle, understanding and simple nature that characteristic to Joe.see a distinct change in the development and maturity of Pip when he shows true love for Magwitch, as well as empathy and self-sacrifice. Through this love and commitment for Magwitch, Pip is proven to contain the moral, inner characteristics of a true gentleman based not on materials, but on the genuine Victorian qualities of kindness. Through Magwitch s death, Pip clearly acknowledges the wonderful Christian morals and simple standards possessed by Joe.main great expectation in Pip s life is to become a gentleman. Dickens poses question to the reader what does it mean to become a gentleman-possession, pride, reputation or to enlighten the idea of ??a true gentile-man - through the treatment of others.we can see how Dickens uses the treatment of characters on one another combined with sympathy and aversion to make the reader judge each character on their own merits and values.the novel was published as a whole that July, critics had differing opinions on the revised ending, but the novel was a tremendous commercial success. A century and a half later, few remember that the novel once closed with a remarried s encounter with Pip on a Picadilly street and their final, unambiguous parting soon after. Today the novel is popular - well-read and widely taught.Dickens s controversial decisions in writing the serial have faded into the annals of history. «This was the author s last great work,» wrote Swinburne. «The defects in it are as nearly imperceptible as spots on the sun or shadow on a sunlit sea».
Conclusions
Having analyzed the critical sources and historical background of literature of the XIX century we may undoubtly say that great literature and poetry does not illuminate clearly the good and evil in the world, but rather, it shows how in good there is almost always some evil, and in the most evil deeds, good intentions can often be found. The goal of literature should be to help people to understand the human endeavors, not to arbitrarily classify them into one category of another. Understending of good and evil helps us to grasp the world we live in. In life, we are in a constant limbo between good and evil.
Having explored the issue of good and evil in English literature of the XIX century, we can conclude that authors most widely used this notion of optimism (good) against pessimism (bad) to teach a moral lesson, to make opposite viewpoints evident to the reader, or to show a transformation of a character whether it is from an optimistic perspective to a pessimistic one or vice versa.
As we have discovered, this period ...