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    The three basic plot twists in the novel Great Expectations grip the reader’s attention and add impact to the moral themes of the story. The major twists help divide the story into three parts‚ known in the novel as: The stages of Pip’s great expectations. The first twist appears when the young‚ ambitious orphan Pip‚ finds out that he has a secret benefactor; his dreams of becoming a gentleman are about to come true. Pip is certain that his benefactor is the eccentric‚ old lady from Satis House

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    Explore the manipulation of expectations in ‘Great expectations’‚ with particular reference to the first eight chapters. By Narmina Clark Charles Dickens manipulates the reader’s expectations greatly throughout the novel; he does this by focusing mainly on his idea of the ‘social class’ in society and how his characters transform through lessons learnt of their own life experiences. He subtly gives the information across‚ while controlling the readers mind’s with style as he slowly unravels

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    Analyse how character and setting are created in Chapter 1 of Great ExpectationsGreat Expectations’ is a best selling novel‚ written during the reign of Queen Victoria‚ by the well known author Charles Dickens. This novel was serialised as each chapter would be published in a weekly magazine. Dickens would have to deliberately make each chapter interesting and addictive in order for people to buy the next publishing. Throughout chapter 1‚ Dickens portrays the two starting characters with a lot

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    Copperfield and of course‚ Pip’s ’getting away from it all’ in Clarriker’s in Egypt with Herbert Pocket in Great Expectations. All these examples play very minor roles in Dickens’ fiction - they serve as narrative devices and little else. However‚ one other consequence of Britain’s colonial process - the policy of transportation - plays a far more fundamental part in Great Expectations. It is true‚ however‚ that‚ as Donald Simpson asserts in ’Charles Dickens and the Empire’‚ the concept of transportation

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    Great Expectations: Themes of Love‚ Redemption and Isolation By Anne Gilmour Of the major themes from Charles Dickens novel "Great Expectations" to be discussed as to their importance concerning its structure‚ I have selected "Love" in the context of human relationships‚ "Isolation" and finally "Redemption". The loneliness isolation brings can only be redeemed by the loving associate of our fellow man‚ this is a two way thing. "Had grown diseased‚ as all minds do and must and will

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    through was appearance vs. reality; while the picture of the Big Mac looked big and tasty‚ the actual Big Mac he got was disgusting. The theme‚

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    The Great Depression vs. the Great Recession Although both the Great Depression and Great Recession of 2008 are similar since they both had severe psychological effects and the deregulation of banks‚ and they differ in that the Great Depression occurred because of unequal distribution of wealth whereas the Great Recession occurred due to the push of becoming a homeowner regardless of credibility. If the United States wished to avoid future economic calamities‚ then its leaders should focus on providing

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    : 1944 How do Dickens and Hosseini present the influence of childhood experiences in their novels ‘Great Expectations’ and ‘The Kite Runner’? The influence of childhood experience is at the core of these novels as both of the main protagonists go through a rite of passage and change of character which is influenced by their contrasting childhood experiences. In Dickens’ ‘Great Expectations’‚ the main character Pip grew up in southeast England with his harsh and blunt sister Mrs. Joe who raised

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    Great expectations by Charles dickens was written in 1860-1861. The opening chapter of great expectations is extremely important as it tells of each character from Pips perspective (also telling the readers just how naïve‚ young and innocent Pip is amidst this gloomy dwelling)‚ for example Pip says "…my first fancies regarding what they were like‚ were unreasonably derived from their tombstones" this tells us that Pip is a blank canvas ready to be painted on and every little thing will shape and

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    Great Expectations: PIP’S PERSONALITY CHANGE Most people would assume that through age and maturation‚ a boy with a wonderful heart and personality would further develop into a kind hearted‚ considerate gentleman. In Great Expectations‚ Charles Dickens provides his readers with an example of a boy who regresses in certain aspects of his personality rather than progressing as one would expect. Pip‚ a person who had loved and revered his uncle Joe as a child‚ while maturing‚ finds that his

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