Essay Great Expectations By Charles Dickens

NameProfessorCourseDateGreat Expectations by Charles DickensCharacter representation is a vital area in literary analysis that allows readers relate certain characters with real-life situation. More specifically, representation of different genders is critical as it sets aside a group of people in a text to enable readers relates them with what the author intends (Eder, Fotis and Ralf 4). The purpose of this essay is to discuss the position of the male gender in the novel “Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens. Evidently, male characters are protagonists in the novel, and form majority of characters around whom the story revolves (Dickens 2). Further, they hold the story together with display of varied character traits, usually a result of circumstances in which they find themselves. On the other hand, they are portrayed as less powerful than few female characters used, especially regarding wealth ownership and social status in society. Nonetheless, male characters take the center state in the novel, enhance development of the plot, promote certain themes and allow readers understand character traits of other characters.To begin with, Charles Dickens portrays male characters as victims of harsh and unwelcoming conditions of life. At the beginning of the novel, Pip sits in the graveyard of