Great Expectations published in 1854 is considered one of Charles Dickens 1812-1870 greatest and more sophisticated works The novel narrates the story of Phillip Pirrip an orphan blacksmith apprentice whose life aspiration is to become a gentleman and part of the nobility Although the novel can be categorized as a coming-of-age story the work also shows elements of satire gothic novel crime novel comedy and melodrama Dickens transcended the const...