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IMAGINATION IN DICKENSIAN FICTION: “GREAT EXPECTATIONS”
IMAGINATION IN DICKENSIAN FICTION: “GREAT EXPECTATIONS”

Author(s): Valentina Stînga
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Piteşti
Keywords: class; imagination; boundary; identity;

Summary/Abstract: One of the finest novels written by the iconic British author Charles Dickens, Great Expectations is, in fact, the story of a young boy who has the courage to dream about crossing class boundaries and becoming a better self, only to discover that one’s spiritual welfare is better than the material one. The character’s imaginative powers brought him to the point of reaching his goal of transgressing the social gap and, at the same time, helped him perceive the true meaning of his identity.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 23
  • Page Range: 107-111
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: English