those questions at sufficient length.(64) Pip tells us that his sister had a “hard and heavy hand” and that she was "much in the habit of laying it upon her husband as well as upon me.” (6)Then there is Estella. She is the adopted daughter of Miss Havisham‚ and the girl that Pip is in love with. Estella verbally abuses Pip‚ calling him boy and mocks his boots and coarse hands and often says to him that he is common. Since Pip is habitually mistreated‚ he expects to be abused and is comfortable being
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was a madhouse full of despair‚ sarcasm‚ and morbid decay reflecting not just the literal teardown of the house‚ but also reflecting the inner AND outer breakdown of the owner Miss. Havisham. Within the house‚ the layout still reflects that of the wedding ceremony which never happened‚ from the fact that Miss. Havisham is still wearing the wedding gown which has worn into a yellow cloth that drapes around her body in remembrance of her lovers betrayal to the visual we get of the wedding dinner set
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In The Odyssey‚ "Greenpeace Gets a New Leader"‚ and Great Expectations‚ those in positions of power use their authority and status in both positive and negative ways. Across all three texts‚ power is used to inspire‚ corrupt and oppress. In Homer’s epic poem‚ The Odyssey‚ Odysseus uses his power to corrupt and persuade his shipmates. Odysseus is often portrayed as the hero of the story‚ even though he constantly used his power and authority to endanger his crewmates and others around him. An example
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To be able to locate and analyze themes of novels‚ such as Great Expectations‚ it is essential to understand the basic definition of a theme: It is a fundamental and often universal idea explored in a literary work. For instance‚ if we take a closer look at the story of Pip‚ we discover that the main idea behind the story is ambition and self improvement‚ which is correlated to the preceding minor themes‚ including social class‚ crime‚ guilt and innocence. The most important theme throughout the
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We can see that Miss Havisham cannot talk and communicate properly she can only communicate properly in her dreams only there can she be “fluent” but only in kissing which shows she only “talks” love. The enjambment of “love’s… hate” shows how easily love can change into hatred. The red balloon bursting shows her heart break. Red has traditionally been associated with courage and love in Western culture‚ but in China‚ red is the colour of happiness and good fortune. The RED balloon bursting shows
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cannot love. She was soon proved wrong‚ once Estella grew up and became aware of how Miss Havisham was treating her all these years. She also thought it was a good idea to trick Pip into thinking that she was his benefact‚ making him believe that she plans on having him marry Estella. But‚ again‚ was proved wrong‚ once Pip found out about about her plans. And they were anything but forgiving to Miss Havisham when they found out about what she’s been doing to them for all those years. She feels horrible
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shows that Pip can not escape his past. Magwitch reappears in London and Pip learns he is the secret benefactor not Miss Havisham as Mr Jaggers led him to believe. Pip is appalled but feels bound to help Magwitch flee London. Magwitch is pursued by police and Compeyson. A complicated mystery begins to fall into place when Pip discovers Compeyson is the man who left Miss Havisham at the altar and Estella is Magwitch’s Daughter. The setting of London is shown here by Dickens’ use of symbolism shown
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Chapter 1 1. How does Dickens use setting to convey the mood right at the opening? He uses words like marshy country called the medway. River missed with seawater‚Wet lots of trees‚Graveyard‚ all are dark and strong words. 2. What does Dickens’ description of the first convict tell us about him? That he is scared and is a convict. 3. What is surprising about the narrative point-of- view Dickens has adopted? He says it not like how it happend but how it was in is mind. 4. How does Dickens contrast
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Explore the ways Shakespeare and Dickens present human weakness in the texts you have studied. In the play Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare presents human weakness through the characters. At the start of the play Shakespeare presents the theme of love‚ which is shown through the character Romeo. Romeo is portrayed as a confused boy yearning for Rosaline’s love. His unrequited love clouds his mind and his judgment. However‚ later on‚ when Romeo becomes devoted to Juliet he becomes more of a man. This
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Defining the “Gentleman” and the attack by Charles Dickens on the gentility of society‚ in the reading of Great Expectations. “Biddy‚” said I‚ after binding her to secrecy‚ “I want to be a gentleman” This line in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is a catalyst for a great discussion and debate‚ one which baffled the people of the Victorian age and still baffles critics to this day‚ what is a true gentleman? Great Expectations is regarded as a masterpiece by Dickens‚ it moves away from
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