Characters
He goes from poor orphan to London gentleman with “great expectations.”
Who is Pip?
This brooding master of Thornfield hides a dark secret in the attic.
Who is Edward Rochester?
Jane flees Thornfield after discovering this shocking secret on her wedding day.
What is Mr. Rochester’s existing marriage to Bertha Mason?
Pride and Prejudice criticizes the limitations placed on women through this theme.
What is gender roles or social expectations?
This woman has worn her wedding dress for decades.
Who is Miss Havisham?
He sells his wife while drunk, and lives to regret it.
Who is Michael Henchard?
Pip assumes Miss Havisham is his benefactor until this twist.
Who is the actual benefactor? (Magwitch)
Pip’s treatment of Joe reflects this theme of internal struggle.
What is guilt and redemption?
This youngest sister elopes with George Wickham.
Who is Lydia Bennet?
This loyal friend and blacksmith is like a father to Pip.
Who is Joe Gargery?
Elizabeth-Jane is later revealed to be this, not Henchard’s biological daughter.
What is Newson’s daughter?
Jane’s journey from orphan to heiress reflects this social theme.
What is class mobility or social status?
He is the tenant at Thrushcross Grange who hears the tragic story.
Who is Mr. Lockwood?
This stern clergyman proposes to Jane for missionary purposes, not love.
Who is St. John Rivers?
This scandal nearly ruins the Bennet family’s reputation.
What is Lydia’s elopement with Wickham?
Henchard’s refusal to accept Donald Farfrae’s success reflects this theme.
What is pride and jealousy?
She is the socially ambitious mother determined to marry off her daughters.
Who is Mrs. Bennet?
He inherits Wuthering Heights and spirals into alcoholism and ruin.
Who is Hindley Earnshaw?
After Catherine’s death, Heathcliff seeks revenge against these people.
Who are Hindley and Edgar Linton (and their descendants)?
Hindley’s cruelty to Heathcliff reflects this recurring societal theme.
What is class-based resentment or social hierarchy?