Dickens' Message

The message that Charles Dickens is trying to show through Great Expectations is that life isn't all about money, fame, or status. Life is all about being content with yourself and living a life that you feel is suitable for yourself rather than forcing yourself to live an unhappy life. One shouldn't be ashamed of the house they live in if they are content, if one wishes for more then what they already have, and if they have a life that they could live contently, then why pursue more? That is one of the main reasons this book was wrote in my opinion, life is meant to be more of enjoyed than it is to be forced labor and dislike the life you live.