Great Expectations
What is the theme in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens?
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One main theme in the novel, Great Expectations, is that of ambition. Pip's ambition to become a gentleman and a man of means..... his desire to become what he considers worthy to Estella's love.
Great Expectations