- In form, Great Expectations fits a pattern, popular in the 19th century European Fiction -
The BILDUNGSROMAN
- A Novel depicting depicting growth and personal development, generally a transition from boyhood to manhood such as that experienced by Pip.
- Depicts a process of maturation and self discovery through experience as a protagonist moves from childhood to adulthood.
- The genre was popularized by Goethe with his book Wilhelm Meister (1794 - 1796)
Some examples of this genre:
- Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe
- Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre
- Charles Dickens - David Copperfield
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