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GCSE English Literature · key term
Judging people as inferior because of their social position, education, manners or wealth.
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Paper 1
An attitude that judges people’s worth by their social position, wealth or manners and looks down on those considered inferior.
Revise: PipDickens makes that distinction central to Pip’s journey from insecurity and snobbery towards gratitude and loyalty.
Treating people as inferior because of their social position, or valuing people chiefly for their wealth and status.
Paper 2
Revise: PipThe form of the narrative turns a claim of kindness into an exposure of snobbery.
An attitude that treats people as superior or inferior according to their social standing.
Paper 1
A feeling of superiority based on social position, wealth or manners, often accompanied by contempt for people considered inferior.
Revise: PipPip begins to look at himself through Estella’s hostile eyes. This encourages sympathy for him, while also showing how he learns the snobbery he will later direct towards others.
Admiration for people of higher social rank combined with contempt for those considered socially inferior.
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