2.) “I wished Joe had been rather more genteelly brought up‚ and then I should have been so too.” o Pip wishes Joe was rich so that he could enjoy the life of wealth. I believe Pip wishes Joe had the money instead of just having it now because he wishes to
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pleasure to be in. Members of a functional family genuinely care for one another’s safety and wellbeing. A dysfunctional family is the opposite of a functional family. In Great Expectations there are two dysfunctional families‚ Joe Gardgery’s family - including Miss Joe‚ Pip and Joe himself; and Miss Havershams family‚ which consists of her and her adopted daughter‚ Estella. Technically‚ the escaped convict‚ known as Magwitch‚ his wife and daughter could be considered as dysfunctional too. Their family
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with the elements of the fatherly ghost and revenge in Hamlet. Pip chronicles his quest for self-discovery and establishing and/or diminishing his relationships with fatherly figures. In doing so he‚ much like Hamlet‚ is challenged by situations filled with revenge and dauntless ghosts. By Dickens integrating the Hamlet motif into Great Expectation‚ he promotes the reader ’s understanding of the dominant themes and message of Pip ’s tragedy‚ which directly correlate to the character of Prince
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Carol and Great Expectations assess the value of people only in terms of their financial contributions to society‚ they learn that self respect and dignity can be derived from means other than the possession of money and prestige. Through Scrooge and Pip‚ Dickens shows how the love of money does not lead to happiness but rather defiles the soul‚ depriving it of morality and grace. In A Christmas Carol‚ Scrooge shows that his passion in life is money‚ and money alone. Scrooge is not well liked‚
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person can be complicated when one has "great expectations." In Charles Dickens’ finest novel‚ "Great Expectations‚" a young boy named Phillip Pirrup known as Pip who’s great expectations are a dramatized exploration of human growth and the pressures that distort the potential of an ordinary individual‚ especially in the process of growing up. Pip is a simple blacksmith’s boy who aspires to cross social boundaries when he realizes his own upbringing is common; however‚ he has no means to change; mysteriously
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it can be influenced by others. This concept is noticeable with Pip‚ the main character in the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Pip is an orphan boy who lives in Kent‚ England with his abusive sister‚ Mrs. Joe‚ and his sympathetic uncle‚ Joe Gargery. He searches for value as a person in becoming a gentleman and in earning the love of Estella‚ an orphan adopted by Miss Havisham‚ a wealthy spinster. Throughout his journey‚ Pip matures from having innocence to losing innocence‚ marking his
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differently‚ however some characteristics are the same amongst everybody. Pip thinks he is in love‚ but in my paper I investigate if it s a real desire of infatuation for Estella‚ or just a first big crush which lasted through out his teenage years. Pip s love for Estella is usually a one-way street‚ at least in his eyes. From the moment Pip meets her‚ he feels an attraction towards her. At the same token‚ Estella s outward feelings towards Pip are confusing and cruel. From slapping him in the face as hard
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by Charles Dickens‚ Pip and Estella were shaped emotionally and psychologically by the influence of the adults around them. In the Great Expectation by Charles Dickens‚ Estella was highly influenced by Miss Havisham who was a parental figure in her life at
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speaking to certain individuals would result in repulsion by society (Rose). This links with Great Expectations when Pip does not like the way Joe is dressed. He feels Joe is out of place even when he dresses like himself (Dickens 103). Joe is dressed like one of the lower class‚ so naturally‚ Pip being rich‚ would have distaste towards Joe’s attire. As Pip raises social status‚ Joe calls Pip “sir” (Dickens 222). In Victorian society‚ “class was revealed in their manners‚ speech‚ clothing‚ education‚
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relationships‚ the most important ones though are Pips relationship with Joe and Miss Havisham’s relationship with Compeyson. Great Expectations shows that relationships will be destroyed when people care more about money than people. When Pip first begins to gain money and raise into a higher social class he begins to feel like he is better than Joe and ashamed of Joe. Near the beginning of the book after meeting with Miss Havisham and Joe Pip says this "It is a most miserable thing to feel ashamed
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