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    Mister pip essay

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    through this exercise they begin to understand the importance of choosing the right word for right time. Maltida‚ however‚ has to struggle with the this activity of choosing the right words on right occasions. Somehow she manages to translate the great lessons of her life into language understandable to all. It also gives us an insight into Mr Pip’s journey with her. It is a riveting story with the impeccably narrated story of a young girl who has buried herself under the world of a book. In

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    teach the children‚ do the children gain a new form of escape. This is illustrated after the first reading of Great Expectations‚ “But as the rebels an redskins went on butchering one another‚ we had another reason for hiding under the cover of night. Mr. Watts had given us kids another world to spend the night in. We could escape to another place.” where the children uses Great Expectations as their escape from the horror of war‚ showing the power of literature as a tool of psychological

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    HOW TO WRITE A PARAGRAPH

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    What I learn from the text‚ with respect to the notion put forth in my topic sentence: What we learn through the text (Insight‚ conclusion.) 4) Link to exam question: Sample Paragraph 1- Example: 1) The opening chapters of Charles Dickens Great Expectations bring attention to the value of strong loving relationships as a source of belonging. 2) This is best exemplified in the relationship between Joe and pip. These two characters enjoy a strong friendship based on love and mutuality as suggested

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    Joe Gargery

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    Joe Gargery In the novel Great Expectations there is one character that stands out from the rest and he is not a main character. The character’s name is Joe Gargery‚ a blacksmith. The most of the novel he was married to Pip’s older sister‚ Mrs. Joe Gargery. Taking care of Pip made his sister rude and unhappy ever since their parents passing. At the end of the novel‚ a man named Orlick is a part of her death and Joe soon marries again to a young woman named Biddy. Biddy and Pip have always remained

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    Macbeth Gender Roles

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    There are more than enough examples from Macbeth and Great Expectations to prove that “subversion of gender roles‚” a term that describes someone acting in a way that is not expected from those of their said gender‚ is evident in both writing pieces. There are a number of connections between the women of the play and novel; this can be seen in their stern‚ powerful and leader-like and always changing personalities that a number of female characters share. For instance‚ Miss Havisham’s burning hatred

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    The themes poverty/children/orphans Introduction 19th century English literature is dominated by people like Charlotte Bronte and Charles Dickens‚ who raised concerns about the great indifference of many Victorians towards the plight of poor orphaned children. Dickens had a personal insight to poverty‚ his father was unable to pay off the family debt. Dickens was sent to work in a factory‚ he was left without a proper education and so spent his childhood and most of his youth in poverty

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    term Bildungsroman is a German word meaning ’novel of formation’ or ’education novel’. A Bildungsroman novel frequently puts an emphasis on the moral and psychological development of its protagonist. Morality is an important theme in Great Expectations‚ one of the episodes of Great Expectations which illustrates the conventions of the Bildungsroman form is the story’s opening which immediately establishes the protagonist’s orphaned status with the young Pip contemplating the graves of his dead parents. The figure

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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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    Charles Dickens

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    completely; in great aims and in small I have thoroughly been in earnest.” This was a memorable quote said by a wonderful English writer‚ Charles Dickens. Born in Portsmouth‚ England to a wealthy family‚ Charles John Huffman Dickens was a well-known writer even in his time‚ his books being published by the dozens. He experienced with multiple genres such as historical fiction‚ realistic fiction‚ and mystery/suspense when writing his books. One of his greatest works was “Great Expectations”‚ a very uniquely

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    Aged P as I “nodded as hard as I possibly could…[and] tipped him several more…[leaving him] in great spirits” (226)‚ for as Wemmick said‚ “Nod away at him…that’s what he likes. Nod away at him‚ if you please‚ like winking” (Dickens 226). Though my nodding was kind of tiring‚ I nodded at the Aged with a good intention whenever I failed to do it drowsily” (Dickens 400). I came known to my great expectations early in life. However‚ they failed when my benefactor‚ Magwitch the convict‚ came to me one night

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