social reform in charles dickens hard times, oliver twist, and great expectations

Social Reform in Dickens In Oliver Twist and Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, both main characters refuse to except the poor hand the world has dealt them. Pip and Oliver reach a great epiphany in regards to social injustice, and in turn rebel against the system that oppresses them. They are tired of being mistreated and neglected, and thusly decide to make a stand. Charles Dickens exhibits to us through Oliver and Pip that the …

…well as themes dealing primarily in social injustices. Both Pip and Oliver reach a point in which they have a realization about the society that has mistreated and neglected them. This epiphany results in a change in each characters direction in life. A change in moral, social, and political instincts occurs. It is the society that tries to press their conformist ideals upon them, that ends up being the stimulus needed for such great change.