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    Great Expectations – Class Notes Chapter 1-5 Major characters: Pip‚ Graveyard digger man‚ mr and mrs gargery‚ uncle p‚ mr w Plot: Prisoner told pip to get food‚ chirtsmas time Themes: Honesty‚ family‚ fear Social Class: Working class Children seen not heard Married couples don’t love each other (arranged marriages) Relationships: Joe is close to Pip   Chapter 5-7ish Pip’s parents are dead Pip’s sister is raising Pip Pip’s sister is mean Themes: how do men know who they are? Lower

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    The evolution of a 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

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    Great Expectations‚ written by Charles Dickens‚ was first published in the years between 1860 and 1861. It is known as a bildungsroman. In this essay I will discuss the role of education‚ moral awareness and social class and how these have an impact on the life of the main protagonist‚ Pip‚ a country boy received an opportunity to go to London and pursue his dream of becoming an educated gentleman. He received money from a secret benefactor‚ Abel Magwitch‚ a criminal he encounters right in the beginning

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    Riya Bhatt October 18‚2013 Great Expectations In Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations‚ Herbert Pocket describes Pip as "a good fellow‚ with impetuosity and hesitation‚ boldness and diffidence‚ action and dreaming‚ curiously mixed in him." Although Pip does not agree with this description‚ I believe Herbert’s depiction is accurate. Pip’s impetuousness can be seen by his comment‚ "We spent as much money as we could‚ and got as little for it as people could make up their minds to give us."

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    Great Expectations Essay In life‚ people’s interactions with others can have a large impact in ones character. In Great Expectations‚ Charles Dickens uses Miss Havisham and Magwitch as creators to show that society is not the best judge of character and that creators can have a large impact in ones life. Miss Havisham and Magwitch are both creators because they use children like Estella and Pip to do what they could never do themselves. Miss Havisham is a creator because she uses Estella to carry

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    1/16/13 ELA 1LL/9th Great Expectations Thesis Paper Throughout the novel Great Expectations by Charles dickens‚ Pip’s character goes through the journey of coming of age. Pip has a mysterious benefactor named Abel Magwitch who is a convict. In the process of giving Pip money‚ Magwitch influences him in many different ways. Even though Pip is asked to steal food for Magwitch when they first meet‚ Pip comes to a better understanding of Magwitch and his actions. As Pip comes of age

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    c h a r l e s   d i c k e n s  :   b i o g . Charles John Huffam Dickens was born February 7‚ 1812 in Portsmouth‚ Hampshire‚ England. Shortly thereafter his family moved to Chatham‚ and Dickens considered his years there as the happiest of his childhood. In 1822‚ the family moved to London‚ where his father worked as a clerk in the navy pay office. Dickens’ family was considered middle class‚ however‚ his father had a difficult time managing money. His extravagant spending habits brought the

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    Joe‚ to the heart-breaking Estella‚ the idiosyncrasies that Dickens develops among his characters make them both enjoyable and memorable. Their personality‚ physical features‚ actions‚ and feelings all contribute to the lovable characters in Great Expectations. Estella‚ Miss Havisham‚ Wemmick‚ and Joe are produced from the many characteristics that make them pleasant and unforgettable. These characters are what makes this book so profound. They add to the excitement‚ suspense‚ care‚ and sadness of

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    It’s Just Cutting Bread Charles Dickens‚ in his novel Great Expectations‚ conveys the trenchant behavior of Pip’s sister‚ Ms. Joe. Dickens purpose is to understand life from Pip’s point of view through his fear. Dickens expresses an aggressive tone in order to thoroughly identify the forceful behavior while Mrs. Joe is cutting the bread. Dickens intensifies the paragraph by using great detail in explaining how mean and cruel Mrs. Joe actually is. Charles features professional diction in order

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    Great Expectations Lecture One Dr Mandy Treagus Lecture Plan • Realism and the rise of the novel • More on the Bildungsroman • Indicators of adult looking back at childhood • Narrator and narrative voice • What drives the narrative? Great Expectations and Realism • Realism a reading as well as a writing practice • Realism strongly connected with philosophy • The individual in relation to society • ‘Modern philosophical realism … begins from the position that Truth can be

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