Gentlemen’s Clubs
Overview: Gentlemen’s Clubs The gentlemen’s clubs in Great Expectations are referring to privately-run and owned clubs in the 19th century. They were immensely populated with upper-class English males. In these establishments, the members typically participated in activities such as eating, drinking, smoking, gambling, and socializing amongst themselves.
Summary: Gentlemen’s Clubs From these sources we have concluded that these clubs contained upper- class, well dressed men who took part in activities typical of a modern bar. All sources had the same description of a Victorian Gentlemen’s Club, such as “The Finches of the Grove” in Great Expectations.
Connections: Gentlemen’s Clubs Gentlemen’s clubs closely connect to Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations because after Pip abandons Joe Gargery as a blacksmith, he immediately travels to London with Jaggers to pursue his past dream of becoming a true gentleman. He is brought to the club where he is generally disappointed because he does not understand the purpose of the establishment. When he turns 21, he receives an increased salary of 500 pounds a year from an unknown benefactor.
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