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    Ashley Harsanyi Mrs. Meagher-DiEllo Period 4B 5 April 2013 Imprisonment in Great Expectations. Charles Dickens used Miss Havisham as a symbol of hypothetical imprisonment. Miss Havisham; although not being physically imprisoned as Abel Magwitch‚ was a strong representation of a mental imprisonment. She was never told to stay locked up in her house rotting away and tormenting herself for years without any human interaction besides that of her step-daughter Estella and eventually Pip. She not

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    Gillis Pre-Ap English 1‚ Period 6 December 10‚ 2014 The Final Destination Growing up is a fact of life. Growing and changing come hand in hand. Coming of age isn’t determined by a number‚ but a series of life lessons and experiences. Pip in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens goes through many different states on the road to finding himself. The states that Pip goes through as he comes of age are finding a place to belong‚ discovering who he can depend on‚ and defining what really matters in life

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    In the Novel Great Expectations‚ Charles Dickens inserts a theme of love into the novel. Not always intimate love‚ and some times the complete lack of love‚ is used. Joe‚ Mrs. Havisham‚ and Magwitch are all themselves capable of different types of love. Dickens examines three kinds of love as seen in Joe‚ Miss Havisham‚ and Magwitch. First‚ love as seen with Joe. The home Pip grows up in‚ under the domineering hand of Mrs. Joe‚ isn’t exactly bursting with love. Only Joe seems to translate his love

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    “Fat Girl” the author‚ Andre Dubus‚ gives insight to the damage that can be done when adult role models force false body images on their young children. Following the forceful nature of upper class society‚ Louise mother forcefully puts a negative self body image in Louis mind. Dubus’ “The Fat Girl” distinctively shows the destructive way society views food addiction and how it can sometimes persuade women to follow bad examples. Dubus uses Louise’s story to discover significant themes and ideas

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    Estella‚ in Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations‚ is presented with flat attributes and as a very static character. Estella shows her flat attributes when she tells Pip how she feels about love: “ ‘ You must know‚’ said Estella‚ conceding to me as a brilliant and beautiful young women might‚ ‘ that I have no love in my heart- if that has anything to do with my memory….. Oh! I have a heart to be stabbed in or shot in‚ I have no doubt‚’ said Estella; ‘and of course‚ if it ceased to beat‚ I should

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    Colleen Ward Mr. Klingelhoffer Advanced Freshman English-6 14 November 12 Dickens’ Great Characterizations Mr. Jaggers is displayed in the book as an awe-inspiring‚ almost fatherly‚ figure to the people in London. On the other hand‚ in his day to day life‚ he is quite harsh and haughty. In Great Expectations‚ Charles Dickens uses juxtaposition and cut‚ strict and sharp diction to characterize Jaggers as a powerful‚ haughty man respected by all. Charles Dickens uses juxtaposition to evolve

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    How does Dickens criticize life during the Victorian times in the novel "Great Expectations"? Dickens uses satire to show the reality during Victorian times. What are three aspects of society‚ which Dickens satirizes? Three aspects of society‚ which he satirizes‚ are family‚ the class system and education. The first aspect of society‚ which Dickens satirizes‚ is the family. In Mrs. Joe’s household‚ it is evident that she is in control and Joe truly dreads her. This is ironic because during the 1800s

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    Kelab : English Debat Club Bil. Nama Tingkatan 1. MEGAT ASHMAN KEIFLEE BIN MOHMED LATFI 5R 2. MUHAMMAD AIMAN ARSYAD 4S 3. AZHAD ARIF BIN ALIAS 5R 4. ERZAN SHAH MY ARBI BIN KEMAL RIZADI 5R 5. MUHAMMAD ASYRAF BIN ZAIDAN 5R 6. MEGAT ZULFITRI BIN MEGAT ZULKARNAIN 4R 7. MUHD RAIHAN BIN AHMAD NOR KOMAR 5R 8. KHAIRUL DANIAL IMRAN BIN KHAIRUL NIZAM 9. MIRZA AIMAN BIN RIZAL NAIDU 1S 10. IRFAN AFFENDY BIN ADRIAN 3A 11. SHAHRUL IRFAN BIN SHARUL ISRAM 2R 12

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    realization of not being able to attain one’s goal. When people realize they are unable to attain their goal‚ changes occurs. People change when they are unable to attain their goal because they want to distance themselves from their past failures. In Great Expectations by Charles Dickens‚ Pip has lost all his money because Magwitch was captured. Because of his recent failures‚ he decides to visit Biddy and Joe to confess

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    Introduction In the novel Great Expectations written by Charles Dickens he tackles various social problems that plagued London in the Victorian era‚ some of which were Poverty‚ Hunger‚ Child Labour and Crime‚ which Dickens himself endured. Crime as a main source of London’s social problems ran rampant‚ streets became unsafe as criminal activity spiked and new criminals were being imprisoned every day. In these times criminals were considered to be the lowest people in terms of social class and so

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