Blinger Tuesday 12/18/12 How does Dickens feel about women? How are the women represented in Great Expectations?

Satire: Creating Social Change “If we see someone or some group acting in a way we think is morally unacceptable and we wish to correct such behavior, we have a number of options… we can encourage everyone to see them as ridiculous, to laugh at them, to render them objects of scorn for the group. In doing so we will probably have at least two purposes in mind: first, to effect some changes in the behavior of the target (so that he or she reforms) and, second, to encourage others not to behave in such a manner.” -

Satire: Definition A genre of literature in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement. Although satire is sometimes funny, its greater purpose is often constructive social criticism.

What is Dickens satirizing? 1. Family 2. Class system 3. Education 4. Legal system 5. Romantic love 6. Poverty

Step One: Satire Quote Montage 1. Select 10 of the most relevant or revealing quotes related to your topic. 2. Arrange the quotes in the form of a script, making sure to identify and assign the speaker. Remember, Pip is the narrator. 3. What change would Dickens like to see?

Step Two: Performance! Take your script, assign roles, and add stage directions to turn your quote montage into a performance which clearly illustrates not just what Dickens is satirizing, but also what change he would like to see occur.