Dan Raluca Tabita Croata-Engleza anul 3 Grupa 1 seria 1 Great Expectations Moral extremes: good and evil t is rat!

er !ard to tal" about moralit# in $Great Expectations% since it is generall# &ip '!o divides people into good and evil( mainl# according to t!eir social status) *or instance( Mag'itc! remains t!e evil c!aracter due to t!e +act t!at !e is a convict( a lo'-li+e 'it! no education and 'it! a dangerous bac"ground) n realit#( Mag'itc! is a "ind-!earted person( &ip%s bene+actor( despite t!e +act t!at !is appearance proves t!e exact contrar#) ,e could even oppose !im to Compe#son( t!e true evil c!aracter o+ t!e novel( t!e reputed villain( '!o seems to get a'a# 'it! t!e t!ings !e does -ust because o+ !is social status) .ut!orities and people suc! as &ip tend to be /uite -udgemental to'ards t!ose +rom lo' social classes( and t!e# generall# side 'it! t!ose +rom t!e upper class( regarding t!e latter as superior due to t!eir education and +inancial po'er) 0ut i+ 'e are to tal" about evil c!aracters 'e cannot let out 1rlic"( 2oe%s +rig!tening !elper( '!o ends up "illing Mrs 2oe and getting a'a# 'it! it( too) 3e is dar" and dangerous and !is appearance and be!avior prove t!is) T!ere are also ot!er c!aracters '!ic! are prett# di++icult to put in a certain categor#) *or instance( 'e can sa# 'it! certaint# t!at &ip and 2oe are good +rom a moral point o+ vie'( but can 'e sa# t!e same t!ing about Mr 2aggers4 t is true t!at !e does illegal t!ings and t!at !e !elps criminals in order to obtain important sums o+ mone#( but !e is more t!an "ind to &ip( and !e even !as a 'eird !abit '!ic! proves t!e +act t!at in some 'a# !e is a'are o+ !is 'rong doings( '!ic! !e probabl# regrets) 3e !as t!is !abit o+ care+ull# 'as!ing !is !ands a+ter dealing 'it! !is clients( almost as i+ !e 'ants to get rid o+ t!e moral uncleanliness t!at t!is interaction brings !im) T!e +act t!at !e decides to ta"e care o+ Moll# and !er daug!ter 5 because it is !e '!o puts !er in t!e care o+ Miss 3avis!am - is also a sign o+ !is "ind !eart) t is also ver# di++icult to sa# '!et!er Miss 3avis!am is good or evil) .t +irst s!e is described as a 'eird old lad# '!o seems to ta"e pleasure in moc"ing t!ose around !er( !er +riends and relatives '!o come to see !er 'it! a sole goal in mind( '!ic! is to get t!eir !ands on !er +ortune) 0ut in t!e end 'e

+eel pit# to'ards !er( especiall# '!en 'e +ind out !o' muc! !e !ad su++ered due to betra#al coming +rom t!e part o+ t!ose dear to !er) T!e Role o+ Guilt T!e +eeling o+ guilt is mainl# associated 'it! t!e main c!aracter( &ip( as !e recounts t!roug!out t!e novel t!ings and events t!at !e +eels as!amed o+ or in '!ic! !e 'is!ed !e !ad acted ot!er'ise) 6tarting +rom !is earl# c!ild!ood( &ip +eels /uite devastated at t!e idea t!at !e !as done 'rong in !elping t!e escaped prisoner( and even more '!en !e believes t!at t!e latter is t!e one '!o !as "illed !is sister) Earlier on( &ip +eels guilt# to'ards 2oe because !e is as!amed o+ t!e person '!o lac"s education and cannot be introduced to !is gentleman +riends) 2oe ac"no'ledges t!is situation and tries to remain distant( but &ip soon realizes t!at !e !ad been pro+oundl# mista"en and attempts to +ix t!ings) T!ere+ore( t!is guilt !as an important role in &ip%s moral development) ,!en experiencing t!is +eeling( &ip attains a certain maturit# +rom a ps#c!ological point o+ vie'( !e succeeds to see t!ings more clearl# and to gain a '!ole ne' perspective on li+e) 3e becomes a'are o+ t!e t!ings t!at are reall# important( suc! as being surrounded b# t!ose '!o reall# care about us( t!ose '!o are t!ere +or us '!en 'e most need t!em( -ust li"e 2oe !ad been t!ere to ta"e care o+ !im during !is illness and to pa# !is debts) &ip experiences a +eeling o+ guilt to'ards !is bene+actor( Mag'itc!( '!om !e despises at +irst due to t!e +act t!e !e is an escaped convict( t!e exact opposite o+ !is ideal in li+e) 3o'ever( !e ends up +eeling pit# +or t!e poor old man '!o !ad su++ered all !is li+e( mainl# due to t!e pre-udices to'ards people li"e !im( and !e even tries to !elp !im escape) T!roug! t!is +eeling o+ guilt( &ip arrives to t!e true idea o+ '!at being a gentleman reall# means( it is not mone# t!at matters( not even a !ig! position on t!e social ladder( but '!at is in #our !eart) T!at is a true gentleman%s greatest possession) n-ustice n t!is novel 'e can ta"e about in-ustice +rom a social point o+ vie') T!ose '!o come +rom lo'er classes or +rom a poor environment are automaticall# regarded as lesser persons( in+erior to t!ose coming +rom t!e upper class) Mag'itc! gets a !eavier punis!ment t!an !is partner in crime( Compe#son( mainl# because t!e latter is t!e image o+ t!e gentleman( t!ere+ore aut!orities +eel entitled to go easier on !im) ,e can see t!at social standards determine t!e 'a# t!e c!aracters stand be+ore t!e la') n t!e end( it is Mag'itc! '!o

gets !is revenge and does t!e t!ings t!at t!e la' !ad +ailed to do +or so man# #ears) ,e could sa# t!at c!aracters are in a 'a# tormented b# t!e lac" o -ustice t!at t!e# !ave to endure( and b# t!e +act t!at t!e# are 'rongl# accused( and also b# !aving no one to appeal to( not !aving t!e la' on t!eir side) Mr 2aggers also represents a s#mbol o+ in-ustice as !e sides 'it! criminals in order to obtain mone#) Even murderers are scared o+ !im because t!e +act t!at !e s!ould be a representative o+ la'( !e does t!ings +or !is o'n sa"e and to !is o'n advantage)