Self-Esteem In Charles Dickens Great Expectations

Feelings are inevitable.You cannot possibly go living day to day without emotionally feeling things. There are many wise and relatable themes from Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, that can be integrated into our common culture song themes. Four themes, or feelings, I have found within the pages of Great Expectations are nostalgia, self-esteem, regret, and painful love. One who is “nostalgic” may feel a deep longing for the past, or for what things used to be like. One’s self-esteem can either be good or bad. If someone has a great self-esteem, they have a positive outlook on life, and they are ready to face whatever challenges they may encounter. However, if someone has a negative self-esteem, every day may be a struggle for them and they may find it hard to continue to go through life. Regret is a difficult emotion to deal with, especially if you rarely share your feelings with others. Feelings of regret may include blaming oneself, feeling a sense of loss, and wishing to change the past.
Pip knew exactly what a guilty conscience felt like. Right when he started out with stealing food from the pantry, things escalated from there. Pretty soon he was worried about being caught, lying to others about what he’d done, the scary convict haunting him, and then Pip was worried about how he treated his family, and saving the convict from his past. A song that perfectly describes guilt and how we want to deal with it is called “I So Hate Consequences” by Relient K. Right in the first verse, the song starts out by saying, “I want to run away. I want to ditch my life because all of my mistakes keep me awake at night”. The song “I So Hate Consequences” goes on to say, “I had no idea where my head was at. But if my heart says ‘I’m sorry’, can we leave it at that? Because I just want for all of this to end”. Pip wants to rid himself of all of this regret he has felt through his journey in Great