Miss Pross In Charles Dickens Great Expectations
Miss Pross showed her love towards Lucie in many different ways, and her love leads to her sacrifice and reward in the final chapter. The ever faithful Miss Pross barrels into the room after hearing that her “ladybird” (71) has fainted and throws Mr. Lorry against a wall to get to her Lucie. In the first encounter with Miss Pross, Dickens shows that she would do anything to protect Lucie by showing her “laying a brawny hand upon his chest, and sending him flying back against the nearest wall” (Dickens 20). Miss Pross also shows her immense strength when protecting “her precious”(20). She has enough strength to throw Mr. Lorry across the room which causes Mr. Lorry to whisper under his breath “I really think this must be a man” (20). Dickens
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Madame Defarge is fighting for herself, but Miss Pross is willing sacrificing herself to stop or slow down Madame Defarge for her “ladybird”. While speaking in a language that Madame Defarge doesn’t understand, Miss Pross says, “I pray for bodily strength to keep you here, while every minute you are here is worth a hundred thousand guineas to my darling” (286). During the fight, Madame Defarge is killed. She dies because she is fighting for herself. Love always trumps hate which is embodied through Miss Pross and Madame Defarge. Dickens proves this through saying, “it was in vain for Madame Defarge to struggle and strike; Miss Pross, with the vigorous tenacity of love, always so much stronger than hate” (286). Miss Pross is angelic and loving while Madame Defarge is hateful and is described as looking like Lucifer’s wife. Miss Pross ends up losing her hearing because of the gunshot being so close to her head, but she was willing to lose much more than that. Miss Pross sacrifices for another and lives while her brother John Barsad does not sacrifice for another and is guillotined. Her selflessness and love keeps Miss Pross alive while Barsad’s selfishness leads to his death. Miss Pross shows that love and sacrifice for another will give a person happiness and
Madame Defarge is fighting for herself, but Miss Pross is willing sacrificing herself to stop or slow down Madame Defarge for her “ladybird”. While speaking in a language that Madame Defarge doesn’t understand, Miss Pross says, “I pray for bodily strength to keep you here, while every minute you are here is worth a hundred thousand guineas to my darling” (286). During the fight, Madame Defarge is killed. She dies because she is fighting for herself. Love always trumps hate which is embodied through Miss Pross and Madame Defarge. Dickens proves this through saying, “it was in vain for Madame Defarge to struggle and strike; Miss Pross, with the vigorous tenacity of love, always so much stronger than hate” (286). Miss Pross is angelic and loving while Madame Defarge is hateful and is described as looking like Lucifer’s wife. Miss Pross ends up losing her hearing because of the gunshot being so close to her head, but she was willing to lose much more than that. Miss Pross sacrifices for another and lives while her brother John Barsad does not sacrifice for another and is guillotined. Her selflessness and love keeps Miss Pross alive while Barsad’s selfishness leads to his death. Miss Pross shows that love and sacrifice for another will give a person happiness and