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| - Lizzie retracts from Eugene initially because she's unsure how Eugene is going to act, and Eugene himself is unsure; also the difference in social status between the two
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| - Shift in power from Eugene to Lizzie brings her back (after Eugene's assault)
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| - Boffin's and John's parternship - controversial part of the novel
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| - "Poetic Justice" - The story turns out the way the reader thinks it will turn out
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| Villains: - Bradley Headstone - Uncontrollable villany; total possession of another person (Lizzie)
- Mr. Wegg - Pure greed, in classic form
- Fledgeby - Total heartlessness concerning people; greed; gets satisfaction from other's suffering
- Rogue Riderhood - Same as Lammles, only on a different social level
- Lammles - Manipulate people for monetary advantage
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| Punishments: - Bradley Headstone - Drowns with Rogue Riderhood
- Mr. Wegg - Thrown into a garbage truck, a sloppy one
- Fledgeby - Caned by Lammle and gets pepper stuffed into his face
- Rogue Riderhood - Drowns with Bradley Headstone
- Lammles - Plots are revealed; forced to leave the country
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| Chapter the Last - 'The Voice of Society'
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| - Eugene, Mortimer and Twemlow are regenerated - they make changes in their lives
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| - Dickens not hopeful for society's change as a whole; perhaps is not expecting total change, but is pointing out that perhaps individuals can change for the better
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