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    Essay on Great Expectations Pip needs to tear himself away from societies’ beliefs such as the ever so important social class standings by changing the way he treats the different-classed people. Must he make those judgments based on his own understanding of their characters‚ or rely on the prejudice that society has set for him? He wants to become successful and wealthy and well respected in society but in doing so‚ must he give up his character amd loyalty to his loved ones? Pip attempts to achieve

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    Pastrana‚ Christine D. October 14‚ 2013 III-13 BSE English English Literature The Great Expectations Charles Dickens Synopsis: The Great Expectations takes its readers to an extraordinary journey of an innocent common boy‚ Pip‚ who later becomes an ambitious young man whose dreams and desires extend far beyond his reach. His “expectations” are fueled by his love for a rich beautiful lady and are ignited by the chance given to him by a mysterious benefactor. The story begins

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    “If You Can’t Be With the One You Love‚ Love the One You’re With” Love‚ as much as any other theme or motif‚ drives the storyline of Dickens’ Great Expectations. As the naturalists of the era believe‚ characters are the products of their circumstances‚ and so Great Expectations is an exploration into the psychology of a young boy‚ based on the circumstances into which he is placed. Pip‚ the protagonist‚ is motivated by love‚ the love of a young girl named Estella. However‚ while he tirelessly

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    Bailey Baith Great Expectations Adv. English 11 March 9‚ 2013 Secrets A secret always has reasoning behind how long it is kept hidden and when it is revealed. There’s always a perfect time and place for one to share one’s secret. Uniquely books have secrets embedded within to keep the reader on edge. If used wisely by the author‚ a secrets purpose can affect a novel’s story line‚ character development‚ and theme. Every secret throughout Dickens’ novel Great Expectations is effectively kept

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    Chapter 8 The important plot development in the early chapters of Great Expectations occurs at the beginning of Chapter 8 with the introduction of Miss Havisham and Estella. The themes of social class‚ ambition‚ and advancement move to the forefront of the novel as Pip explores his feelings for the "very pretty and very proud" young lady. His want for self-improvement compels him to idealize Estella. Her condescension and disdain spurns Pip’s desire for self-improvement as he longs to become

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    Imprisonment in Great Expectations Prison is a very grim and doleful place for humans in which everyone might experience once in their life physically or mentally. The theme of imprisonment is demonstrated frequently in many works of literature‚ as many characters must struggle with the reality of their prison whether it is a physical or mental prison. In Charles Dickens’s bildungsroman novel‚ Great Expectations‚ the characters Miss Havisham‚ Estella‚ and Pip must struggle and endure physical and/or

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    Great Expectations Essay- Charles Dickens- The well admired novelist Charles Dickens was born in 1812 to a clerk in the navy and wife Elizabeth. Charles was the oldest of eight children two of which died in childhood. The writer reflects his own upsetting family life onto the pages of his book. However he does exaggerate himself and what he went through‚ but under the name of Pip‚ this really adds to the atmosphere of the book. More great tributes to Great Expectations are the brilliant page turning

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    GREAT EXPECTATIONS” BY: CHARLES DICKENS Submitted by : Melissa D. Galve BSEd-2 Submitted to: Mrs. Bella Corazon Tejano SPEC-4 Instructor S.Y 2012-2013 “GREAT EXPECTATIONS” BY: CHARLES DICKENS SETTING: * among the marshes of Kent * and in London * Mid-nineteenth century MAIN CHARACTERS: Pip and his family * Philip Pirrip‚ nicknamed Pip‚ an orphan and the protagonist and narrator of Great Expectations. Throughout his childhood‚ Pip thought that his life would

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    Great Expectations In Charles Dickens novel‚ Great Expectations‚ he portrays characters from both the working and leisure classes and the different life styles they live. Joe is a man that is born into the working class. Unlike Estella‚ his life is not filled with spare time‚ and Joe doesn’t eat the best food that is offered. Estella is not the daughter of Miss Havisham because she is adopted at a young age. Dickens makes witty remarks about each class. Coming from a working class‚ Dickens understands

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    Great Expectations is a novel by Charles Dickens. It was first published in serial form in the publication All the Year Round[1] from 1 December 1860 to August 1861. It has been adapted for stage and screen over 250 times.[2] Great Expectations is written in the style of bildungsroman‚ which follows the story of a man or woman in their quest for maturity‚ usually starting from childhood and ending in the main character’s eventual adulthood. Great Expectations is the story of the orphan Pip‚ writing

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