Have you ever done something you thought was right‚ but regretted it immediately afterwards as the consequences presented themselves? “Great Expectations” is a novel by Charles Dickens about a young man named Pip and his adventure through love and life. It shows that love can cause people to do things they thought they would never do and are not proud of. During his adventure‚ Pip’s morals change from childhood to manhood‚ and not in a positive way. In the end‚ he must be able to forgive himself
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Alaina Vierra English I – 7th Period Scholtz 17 February 2011 In Charles Dickens Victorian novel‚ Great Expectations‚ he develops many characters; one of these characters being Mr. Joe Gargery. Joe is Pip’s brother in law‚ but is more of a father figure as him and Pip’s sister Mrs. Joe Gargery has raised Pip by hand. Joe is a man of many traits‚ and as the story progresses we begin to see this more and more. We learn that Joe Gargery is uneducated‚ patient‚ and caring. Joe is shown to
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Love is a very powerful emotion. It is able to consume a person’s mind and control their every thought‚ every action and every dream. Scott Fitzgerald demonstrates how love can hold a man’s heart and mind hostage through the portrayal of Jay Gatsby’s pursuit of the love of his life. In Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby‚ Gatsby’s heart and mind remain fixed on his past love of Daisy Buchanan as he creates a dream of once again returning to that moment in the past. Blinded by the illusion of Daisy
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just about the last thing you’d expect to find in a prison movie. But in The Shawshank Redemption‚ that’s exactly what you get. Shawshank is the story of Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins)‚ a man convicted of murdering his wife and her lover and shipped to a maximum-security prison in Shawshank‚ Maine‚ for two consecutive life sentences. Over the next years (two hours‚ movie time)‚ he finds his way to inner peace and self-reliance in the midst of the terror and inequity of the prison system. It’s also
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<center><b>The World of Laws‚ Crime and Punishment in Great Expectations</b></center> <br>Great Expectations criticises the Victorian judicial and penal system. Through the novel‚ Charles Dickens displays his point of view of criminality and punishment. This is shown in his portraits of all pieces of such system: the lawyer‚ the clerk‚ the judge‚ the prison authorities and the convicts. In treating the theme of the Victorian system of punishment‚ Dickens shows his position against prisons‚ transportation
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The pursuit of love can feel like an endless journey‚ never ceasing until you’ve found the one. The Great Gatsby is a story told from the perspective of Nick Carraway‚ an up-and-coming bond salesman living in a small cottage in West Egg next to the affluent Jay Gatsby. Across the bay in East Egg is Nick’s distant cousin Daisy Buchanan and her husband Tom. “anyone lived in a pretty how town” can be interpreted as a poem about two lovers‚ named anyone and no one. They lived together happily and when
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The key connection that brought all the texts I have studied together was the theme of being trapped. The texts that have links and connections are; The Shawshank Redemption directed by Frank Darabont‚ Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ Birthday Party by Katherine Brush and The Dolls House by Katherine Mansfield. These four texts all have the connection of trapped in common as well as other connections such as character and method of narration. The connection of trapped is a good example that
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Daisy’s relationship refutes the ideas of philosopher Nozick; that a true union of love must be perceived publicly‚ maintain their shared well being‚ and accept the shared work of the relationship. Throughout Gatsby’s and Daisy’s relationship a union of love never formed‚ and their story proves that the formation of one is virtually impossible. The young handsome solider and the rich affluent southern girl‚ crazy in love. However when reality shatters their own small world‚ Daisy’s greed will not
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The Shawshank Redemption The Shawshank Redemption filmed in 1994‚ directed by Frank Darabont bases a story around the life of prisoners in the Shawshank Prison. The captivating film revolves around the strong friendship that is built between two prisoners‚ Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) a smart banker‚ and Red (Morgan Freeman) a long-term inmate‚ who becomes Andy’s closest accomplice. The storyline is narrated by Red who reflects on Andy’s adjustment and life at Shawshank. Darabont skillfully explores
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December 10‚ 2012 Money can’t buy you love. In the “Great Gatsby” money and love had a significance part throughout the book with just about every character in it. We learn of many relationships that have been based on lies with the power of money behind them the whole time. Money buys many things in this book. From lavish lifestyles to meaningless property‚ trophy wives to nightlife parties. It was a time when people were trying to live the American Dream‚ so wealth and success meant
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