". . .I shall be able to believe that you can trust me, and think better of me, in the time to come!” (453)
Throughout Great Expectations, Dickens manipulates his characters to conceal the truth to try and get ahead. For example social class is something that is almost impossible for characters to change. The dream of obtaining a higher social class is not achieved by hard work, but instead through lies. Although lies work to a certain extent, without the "key" to society, the mobility of changing social classes stays "locked." The symbol of a lock and key represents the cookie cutter lifestyle that was lived in the 1850's as well as the secrets the lied behind every innocent (and non-innocent) face.
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Editing and quote by Emily Deane
I'm not sure I'm completely following here -- I see seems to be going through some loops here -- but when I look at the quote posted.. I'm not sure I see where the lock and key thing is fitting in
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