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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 The title of Charles Dickens’ novel‚ Great Expectations‚ refers to Pip’s many expectations. Pip expects to inherit money‚ but he first has to be educated a gentleman. Pip has “great expectations” of himself and Jaggers also tells Pip that “he is a young man of great expectations”. During the time of his education‚ Pip focuses too much on himself and values too little what he already has. For an example‚ Joe always lets Pip talk to him and Joe never takes advantage of Pip

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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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    characters and plots of her novels while showing that social flexibility was narrow and class boundaries were strict. The topics of class stringency and social mobility are important areas in Jane Austen’s literature. We begin to see that Austen is not a revolutionary as she supports and preserves the morals and customs of societies hierarchy. However she often encourages and backs the emergence of new wealth permitting greater social mobility. In Austen’s world the naval and ‘tradesmen’ professions

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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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    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‚ is about a boy’s journey from being a little boy trying to stay alive from a convict that would kill him if Pip did not bring him what the convict asked for. Pip gotten an opportunity to go with his sister’s husband‚ Joe‚ to Miss. Havisham and her ‘daughter’‚ Estella‚ and Pip falls in love with Estella. Pip got money from a benefactor but he thinks it was from Miss. Havisham but‚ when he went to London with the money. But‚ he learns that his benefactor was

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    Department for Work and Pensions Research Report No 450 Factors influencing social mobility Dr. Alex Nunn‚ Dr. Steve Johnson‚ Dr. Surya Monro‚ Dr. Tim Bickerstaffe and Sarah Kelsey A report of research carried out by the Policy Research Institute on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions Corporate Document Services © Crown Copyright 2007. Published for the Department for Work and Pensions under licence from the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office by Corporate Document

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    REVENEGE IN THE GREAT EXPECTATIONS NAME: TARYN LUU| DATE: NOVEMBER 13‚ 2012| COURSE: ENG4U9-A| TEACHER: K‚ VILCIUS Revenge is a primary theme in the novel Great Expectation by Charles Dickens. In this novel‚ many characters go out of their way to extract revenge‚ leading them to misfortunes such as death and imprisonment. Dickens makes it very clear that nothing positive can come from revenge through his characters and the results that come from their revenge. These acts range from petty resentment

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