originally portrays Miss Havisham as the “wicked witch” of the story with her harsh actions and attitude towards Pip. However Havisham’s relentless attitude towards Pip and his broken heart are explained by her background and bad experience with men. While Pip and Havisham each possess unique situations with love‚ Havisham is the only character Pip may relate too‚ but also provides a contrast in how both deal with broken hearts and maturity. In Great Expectations‚ Miss Havisham never directly reveals
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through Mrs. Joe‚ Miss. Havisham‚ and Pip. Initially‚ the idea that women are more limited in gender roles than men is demonstrated through Mrs. Joe since
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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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Gender roles. Behavioral expectations. Identifying oneself. These aspects all lead to the significance of following separate spheres which correlates on the role someone has in life. An example of this is in the novel‚ Great Expectations‚ written by Charles Dickens. Gender roles are vigorously expressed in this novel. Page by page‚ inside and out‚ there are examples of separate spheres throughout the book. Today the world is the same way‚ there is a split difference between the men and women. People
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Expectations‚ Dickens used the houses of the characters to represent the state of the characters spiritually‚ physically‚ and emotionally. Mrs. Havisham has been frozen in time just like her house has been frozen in time for the past twenty years. "Mrs. Havisham’s house of darkness‚ decay‚ and frozen time . is a symbol of the spiritual condition of Mrs. Havisham. "(Miller 192) Dickens has been known for using houses as symbols of the characters that lives in the house. "Satis house is an elaborate
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along the importance of social class and wealth. Whilst‚ Estella and Miss Havisham provide an insight into the position of women and the inequality of power between the genders. Throughout the novel Pip encounters a range of people and undergoes various experiences. It is through these people and experiences that Pip learns numerous lessons in life. Pips main learning-catalysts are Magwitch‚ Joe‚ Miss Havisham and Estella. Education was an important cultural aspect of the Victorian
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training her that the male race is appalling; Miss Havisham slowly over time hardens Estella’s cold heart until she eventually has lost the capability to love. Although Magwitch and Miss Havisham have had their hiccups in life and bumps in the road‚ they handle their situations completely different. Magwitch takes his betrayal by Compeyson and Pip’s help and makes that the fuel and drive for his mission to make Pip’ s life better. Miss Havisham takes her rejection by Compeyson
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eventual demise despite his futile attempt to keep her alive‚ debilitated his fragile mind‚ yet this horrifying experience accentuated the theme of forgiveness overpowering revenge. After Pip and Miss Havisham have discussed and forgiven each other‚ the moment of ultimate chaos occurs. When Miss Havisham trips on the candle and her dress ignites‚ Pip chooses
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their behavior. In the Great Expectations by Charles Dickens‚ Pip and Estella were shaped emotionally and psychologically by the influence of the adults around them. In the Great Expectation by Charles Dickens‚ Estella was highly influenced by Miss Havisham who was a parental figure in her life at
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Name: Alexia Stoker Date:6/28/16 Book title: The Hound of Baskervilles Author: Arthur Conan Doyle Genre : Mystery Setting: The setting of the book was London in the late 1800s Sherlock Holmes also says the year was 1884‚ the place was in London ‚ Devonshire also in baker street. Point of view 3rd person omniscient because it’s mostly
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