of text: Great expectations Composer: Charles Dickens Source: Novel (fiction) Date: 1861 Composer’s intended purpose and Target audience: Charles Dickens Purpose for generating this novel was to tell a story that expressed ingratitude and selflessness‚ social climbing‚ suffering‚ and retribution; it is also said that Dickens wanted to express the differentiation of parenthood and the affect that the actions of one generation will have on the next. The novel ‘great expectations’ is mainly
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In Great Expectations‚ the characters’ actions and emotions are the heart of the story. You don’t read papers about how well Pip courted Estella throughout the book; you read papers investigating how Pip felt about his relationship with Estella throughout the book. You don’t read about how well Wopsle portrays Hamlet in chapter 31‚ you read about how Wopsle’s career in acting impacts Pip‚ or how Pip feels about the situation. And sometimes‚ the emotions in the story can be difficult to understand
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Pipstella "That was a memorable day to me‚ for it made great changes in me. But‚ it is the same with any life. Imagine one selected day struck out of it‚ and think how different its course would have been" (Dickens 75). This is an excerpt from Charles Dickens’ acclaimed novel‚ Great Expectations‚ throughout the story‚ readers follow Pip’s narration‚ a once coarse and common boy whose change in fortune allows him to become a gentleman. As Pip visits Satis House‚ Miss Havisham’s adopted daughter
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In the novel “Great Expectation”‚ the protagonist who went by the name Pip takes the readers along his journey on the different lifestyles he experienced. Through his journey‚ Pip’s demeanor changed slightly. Instantly Pip status changed when he became a wealthy man. His character changed from once a humble man to being vain. Pip changed his identity to climb the social ladder. Social Class often determined how people are treated. Pip was able to keep his humanistic ideals for people‚ although
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thirteen year old” named Matilda. As all the teachers had fled the island‚ Mr Watts took on the role of teaching the children‚ even though‚ all he knew was Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations. A book in which Matilda finds she can easily slip into like a t-shirt and escape from reality. As Mr Watts reads Great Expectations and the book proceeds‚ Matilda discovers she can connect with the main character‚ Pip‚ as if it was her own life being retold but only in a different way. While Matilda has been
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desertification from the culture that creates their surroundings. Contrarily‚ literature has crystallized the element of personal development where the city has enabled one to discover meaning‚ clarity‚ direction and beauty. Charles Dickens ‘great expectations’ indulges in the aspiration that a city and its infinite possibilities can instil within a young working class boy. This sense of realising oneself is elaborated through John Morrisons ‘The compound’ where a sense of belonging creates purpose
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Throughout Charles Dickens’ novel Great Expectations‚ Pip finds many people that he can confide in and talk to. These characters are known as confidants if they are male‚ and confidantes if they are female. Along his journey‚ Pip constantly meets people that he finds he can find in‚ and Charles Dickens uses them to advance the plot‚ as well as give Pip and the audience someone to connect with. The first confidant‚ Joe‚ is in the book for an interesting function‚ as he is present throughout the novel
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‘Great expectations’ Having read ‘Great Expectations’ how effective is the opening chapter? Discuss the methods Dickens used to ensure his readers continuing interest. ‘Great Expectations’ tells the story of Pip‚ a young orphaned boy from a poor background who has the ambition to become a gentleman. Which he is given by a mystery benefactor to become the man he has always wanted to. We travel with Pip on his journey to become a gentle which in turn is a voyage of self discovery as he learns that
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"Great Expectations"‚ "To Kill a Mocking Bird"‚ and "Romeo and Juliet" are all very diverse pieces of literature. Each piece of literature is unique to one another‚ but they all share common characteristics and themes. All of the works include a key character that gains understanding of himself resulting from events in his life that caused confusions or prejudice. Pip‚ the main character of Great Expectations‚ learns a great amount resulting from confusion in his life. His confusion is caused by
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For a long period of time‚ it’s been up to debate as to what the human mind is like. Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations is an excellent representation of what it truly means to be a “gentleman”. Pip’s advancement in social class leads him to finding the true value of men: their inner self. As society has always been‚ everyone is given labels to quickly identify themselves with given by friend‚ family‚ or stranger alike. This can also be determined by one’s morals‚ based on what would be considered
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