monk. He taught me a lot of interesting things. I learned a lot of him. Section 1 (p. 1-49) 1. Character list * Mr Watts (Pop eye) * ‘Everyone called him Pop Eye’ * ‘He looked like someone who had seen or known great suffering and hadn’t been able to forget it’ * ‘His large eyes in his large head stuck out further than anyone else’slike they wanted to leave the surface of his face’ * ‘His nose was already big’ * ‘We never saw him
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Heights and Great Expectation Studying ‘structure’ begins by standing back from the details of the novel and taking an overall view. The structure of a text is present in anything the author does to give a shape to our experiences as we read. So‚ we begin to study structure by thinking about the text in a particular way‚ concentrating on the question of its shape‚ and how it is fitted together. Comparing the structure of great masterpieces like Wuthering Heights and Great Expectations becomes
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In the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens‚ fire is symbolic of many things. It is noticed in all the stages of Pip’s expectations‚ from his being raised by hand to his entrance into the shipping business. It is used to represent a variety of things; happiness‚ bonding‚ livelihood‚ destruction‚ lack of warmth and emotion‚ and freedom. In the time in which Great Expectations takes place‚ there were no heating systems to warm the home. There was always a fire in the hearth to heat the home
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Romeo go through many life changing events that end of shaping their future‚ to something they never wanted it to become. The tragic tale‚ Romeo and Juliet was written by the author William Shakespeare. The novel‚ Great Expectations was written by Charles Dickens. In the novel Great Expectations‚ Pip goes through his journey of growing up‚ and eventually becomes a gentleman after being apprenticed to Joe for several years. In the tragedy‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ Romeo goes through the experience of loving a
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throes of war on the island of Bougainville. It is through the guidance of her devoted but strict Christian mother and teacher that Matilda survives but‚ more importantly‚ through her connection with Pip‚ a fictional creation in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. Pip helps Matilda maintain a desire to live‚ especially after her mother‚ the wise Mr Watts‚ and her island home cease to exist. The novel opens with a colourful description of Watts‚ whom the children call Pop-Eye due to his eyes that "stuck
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soldiers come to fight. Rambos fight back. Civil war ensues. Fighting for: Man and his culture Land and environment Independence Culture clash results in more loss than gain? For Reduces diversity. Matilda’s name is not even her own cultures Great Expectations invaded Bougainville culture and led to misunderstanding and violence Led to arguments within community as some agreed/disagreed with foreign influence. Dolores does not want Matilda to disappear into White World. Civil War to defend culture
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given the role teaching the village children‚ being the only educated‚ and consequentially‚ white man left on the island. He begins reading Great Expectations to the children and Matilda finds herself becoming entranced in white civilisation. She gets immersed in the story of the white boy “Pip” living in London in the 1800’s‚ very much aware his story is in great contrast to her own. Matilda’s Mother has never been out of Bougainville‚ she knows little to nothing about the outside world and believes
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stolen and hidden the only copy of Dickens’ ‘Great Expectations’ that her teacher‚ Mr. Watts‚ had been reading to her class. The theft of the book also surprises the reader and we then read of how the theft unleashes shocking and tragic events on the main characters‚ Papua New Guinea soldiers have come to Matilda’s village looking for Pip whom they believe is a rebel organiser‚ probably white. Matilda had previously written the name of ‘Great Expectations’ hero Pip in the sand on the beach as she
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Throughout both ‘Great Expectations’ and ‘Macbeth’ surroundings are used to influence and define Miss Havisham’s and Lady Macbeth’s characteristics. These surroundings are not only physical‚ but also psychological; found in their relationships and trauma from past events. Although both women are presented in different forms Lady Macbeth is also strongly influenced by her physical surroundings. Like Miss Havisham‚ her home is metaphorical of her characteristics. She lives in a great castle from which
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30 April 2013 Women in Victorian Novels Women play a very important role in book or novel. They serve as symbols for change or stability. In the novels Great Expectations by Charles Dickens‚ Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell‚ and Dracula by Bram Stoker there are women characters that portray and represents the ideologies of the Victorian time. Through these women were able to capture a glimpse of what life was
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