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A Comparison Between The Characterisation Of UncleErnest And Miss Havisham  

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A Comparison Between The Characterisation Of Uncle Ernest And Miss Havisham Social outcasts should be stamped out. This is the law which society has and contniues to rule us with, one which both authors challenge with equally powerful pieces. Personal tribulations have frozen time and sense of progress for the two main characters, thus creating a 20th century parallel to a prejudice society. The difference between what the author tells us about the character and what he implies about them founder a much more complex sort of characterisation. This statement applies more obviousley to Uncle Ernest, where in several areas the audience are presented with parts of description which could be interpretted for their sinister connotations. In effect, we ourselves are made to wonder the intentions of Ernest. For example, noticeably on the first line he is described as a "middle-aged man wearing a dirty raincoat" which is certainly...

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