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Essay Archive - Great Expectations: God's Law vs. Human Law
Great Expectations: God's Law vs. Human Law
In his book Great Expectations, the problematic nature of moral judgement
and justice that stems from a conflict between God's law and human law is one of
several topical themes that Charles Dickens addresses. This paradox regularly
surfaces in his treatment of plot and setting, and is more subtlety illustrated
in his use of character. To facilitate the reader's awareness of such a
conflict, the narrator often uses language that has Christian connotations when
relating his thoughts and when giving descriptions of the environment,
characters and events that t....
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