Great Expectations Is One Of Dickenss Later Novels, A Work Of His Artistic Maturity. The Narrative Is Symbolic Rather Than Realistic. Although, As In Most Of Dickens And In Victorian Literature In General, The Plot Relies Heavily On Coincidence, It Is Acceptable Here Because The Events Are True To The Internal, Psychological, Logic Of The Story. After Writing A Tale Of Tw Great Expectations Is One Of Dickenss Later Novels, A Work Of His Artistic Maturity. The Narrative Is Symbolic Rather Than Realistic. Although, As In Most Of Dickens And In Victorian Literature In General, The Plot Relies Heavily On Coincidence, It Is Acceptable Here Because The Events Are True To The Internal, Psychological, Logic Of The Story. After Writing A Tale Of Two Cities, Which Was Unique Among His Novels In That It Had None Of His Trademark Humor, Dickens Set Out To Make Great Expectations Rich In Comic Elements. This Despite, Or Perhaps Because Of, Being In A Depressed State Of Mind Himself At The Time.