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    in the opening chapter of Great Expectations? The firs chapter of ‘Great Expectations’ establishes the plot outline for the story whilst sill introducing‚ its main characters‚ Pip and his world. As both narrator and protagonist‚ Pip is naturally the most important character in ‘Great Expectations’: the novel is his story‚ told in his words‚ and his insights define the events and characters of the book. As a result‚ Dickens most important task as a writer in ‘Great Expectations’ is the creation

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    mode" in Great Expectations? Great Expectations is like a fairy tale without a fairy tale ending‚ reinforcing the idea that we need to make our own way in life‚ and can’t expect it to be given to us. A poor orphan is granted riches by a secret benefactor. It sounds like the plot of a fairy tale. Great Expectations may start out as a fairy tale‚ but in the end the poor orphan is left not much better off than he started--except that he’s wiser for it. Like most fairy tales‚ Great Expectations intends

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    Coming of age essay: Pip’s realizations & growth in ‘Great Expectations’ “I had never thought of being ashamed of my hands before; but I began to consider them a very indifferent pair. Her contempt for me was so strong‚ that it became infectious‚ and I caught it." (Dickens 64) A child’s journey through adolescence can be affected easily by the words and views of others. At the beginning of the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens‚ we are introduced to a Victorian London era‚ and more specifically

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    Dear Pip‚ I know you’ve been through troublesome times. And I want to let you know that I believe the reason for this is Estella. You see‚ her lack of feelings and caring gives your attraction for her an inevitable pain. For the reason being she has no feelings‚ doesn’t regard others feelings‚ & treats you terrible! Essentially‚ what love & care can be given/shown to a person when there isn’t any love or care to give? Estella has no feelings Pip. She constantly uses your attention for her benefit

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    The coming-of-age novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is a captivating story about a young boy named Pip who is experiencing all of life’s changes as he grows up. Throughout the book the reader see’s Pip grow for better or worse. Pip’s expectations grow in three stages. The first stage is Pip wanting so badly to be a respectable‚ wealthy gentleman‚ the second is Pip becoming a gentleman in hopes that Estella‚ a cruel hearted wealthy girl‚ will love him. Stage three is when he finally comes

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    Dickens including the scene where Miss Havisham dress catches fire is symbolic in that she has been wasting her life away‚ while her house falls to ruin around her. At this time she is finally feeling remorse in how she raised Estella‚ treated Pip and in wasting her life. She is begging forgiveness‚ seeking to be absolved and something so tragic happens to her is symbolic and ironic. Pips vision of Miss Havisham hanging from a beam and going back to check on her is foreshadowing in what he

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    First Great Awakening

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    history is an interesting topic and one that can be explored at great depths. Revivals of the past‚ if looked at through the right lens‚ can awaken hope and desire for God to move again‚ even in the darkest times. Revivals show us that God is still very much active and interested in His people. The Father desires that we would know Him as a real Person and who loves to make Himself known through His Son Jesus. I wrote my paper on the First Great Awakening mainly because I am from New England and I have

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    Suspense Rear Window is one of the famous suspense movies made by Mr. Alfred Hitchcock in 1954. It is considered as one of the best movies of Hitchcock also. However‚ what is suspense? Why Rear Window can be a successful suspense movie? How Mr. Alfred Hitchcock create the suspense atmosphere in this film? In this essay‚ all the above questions will be answered. You will know more about the spell of Mr. Hitchcock’s movies especially the Rear Window. Mr. Alfred Hitchcock is a king of suspense

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    Atmosphere of Earth From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search "Air" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Air (disambiguation). "Qualities of air" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Air quality. Blue light is scattered more than other wavelengths by the gases in the atmosphere‚ giving the Earth a blue halo when seen from space onboard ISS at a height of 402–424 km. Composition of Earth’s atmosphere by volume. The lower pie represents the trace gases

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    Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid‚ follows the protagonist Changez’ journey through American business fundamentalism. Hamid utilises a plethora of surroundings that convey specific feelings‚ throughout the novel to heighten the emotions felt by Changez. This is first evident through New York City’s drastic change from optimistic to hostile‚ following the 9/11 attacks‚ which correlates with Changez understanding himself. Further as Changez is through his travels exposed to difference countries such as Greece and

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