different endings of a novel direct readers toward different directions to approach the novel. Unlike his novel novels‚ Dickens have multiple versions of endings for Great Expectations. The most two significant endings are the original one in which Pip sees Estella accidentally sees Estella on street in London‚ and the revised one in which Pip reunites with Estella at Satis House: “I took her hand in mine‚ and we went out of the ruined place; and‚ as the morning mists had risen long ago when I first left
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Mister Pip Section 1 1 – Mr. Watts ‘He looked like someone who had seen or known great suffering and hadn’t been able to forget it.’ p1 ‘We never saw him smile.’ p1 ‘Because Pop Eye was the only white for miles around‚ little kids stared at him until their ice blocks melted over their black hands.’ p3 ‘She could not see what us kids had come to see: a kind man.’ p41 2 – Themes 1. Island life there was a lot told about island life‚ what the environment is like‚ what the people are like
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against a common enemy. Hate and love are part of the same coin‚ and this is evident throughout many classical literature pieces. Hate is one of the most prevalent themes in classical literature as exemplified in Animal farm‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ and Great Expectations. Within many classical literature pieces’ hate is the precursor to love‚ and is what most of the story builds off of. In Animal farm all of the animal’s animosity and hatred towards the farmer bring them together to overthrow him. Clearly
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Revenge is a moving force behind many of the characters’ actions in the Charles Dickens’ novel Great Expectations. Miss Havisham wants revenge on the entire male race. Compeyson wants revenge on Abel Magwitch because he has property and money in New South Wales. Arthur Havisham‚ Miss Havisham half brother‚ wants his revenge on Miss Havisham because their father left her most of the money and estate. Pip does not realize that Miss Havisham and Abel are both using him for their revenge. Miss Havisham
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Horace Greeley said‚ “Fame is a vapor‚ popularity an accident‚ and riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character.” Despite this‚ people throughout history have been obsessed with fame‚ fortune‚ and social status. This kind of obsession is shown through the protagonist of Dickens’ novel‚ Great Expectations‚ Pip‚ as he visits Miss Havisham and Estella. Obsessions like this are also shown in today’s society‚ (with celebrities‚ status‚ and becoming famous) and such obsessions are created
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In Great Expectations‚ the characters’ actions and emotions are the heart of the story. You don’t read papers about how well Pip courted Estella throughout the book; you read papers investigating how Pip felt about his relationship with Estella throughout the book. You don’t read about how well Wopsle portrays Hamlet in chapter 31‚ you read about how Wopsle’s career in acting impacts Pip‚ or how Pip feels about the situation. And sometimes‚ the emotions in the story can be difficult to understand
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Character Sketch of the Narrator in "Was it a Dream?" By Guy de Maupassant In the first paragraph alone‚ many important aspects of the narrator’s character are revealed. It is revealed to the reader that the narrator was in love and is grieving for the woman he loved. It is also in the first paragraph where the major conflict is revealed. The major conflict‚ in which the narrator is involved‚ is his own torment from the memory of his dead wife. This is evident when the narrator says‚ "When
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all stories have a happy ending‚ especially in his novel Great Expectations. His two endings convey very different tones. The original ending gives Pip what he deserves. He ends up living alone and is unmarried. Dickens’ rewrite seems far fetched in that Estella‚ and Pip marry. The alternate ending gives good imagery and details‚ but misconstrue Dickens’ intended tone. The original ending is better and more congruent to the storyline because Pip is undeserving of a happy ending‚ while in the second
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Adam Smith I. Adam Smith was born in a small village in Kirkcaldy‚ Fife‚ Scotland. The date of his birth is unknown‚ but the recorded date of his baptism is June 5‚ 1723. Growing up‚ Smith was close to his mother‚ she’s the one that encouraged his scholarly desire. At the age of fourteen he went to the University of Glasgow‚ later he went to Balliol college in Oxford‚ England. Smith spent his years teaching‚ mentoring‚ and publishing some of his lectures in The Theory of Moral Sentiments. This work
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Hamlet Character Sketch As the character‚ Hamlet‚ dominates the play‚ his unending mental burdens of choosing right from wrong‚ procrastinating through inaction‚ and his reliance on passion instead of reason‚ lends the tragedy its philosophical and spiritual dimensions. Shakespeare has elevated Hamlet above the simple figure of an avenger by proving he is an intellectual aristocrat. As a scholar and a thinker‚ Hamlet often reveals the high quality of his mind‚ pondering many weighty matters. He
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