Miss Havisham’s estate and Uncle Pumblechook are comparable to the life of Pip and the family he lives with because they are upper class and lower class. In just the first 30 minutes of the story‚ the recurring motif of rich versus poor is expressed three times. First‚ when Pip is forced by Uncle Pumblechook to go to Miss Havisham so that his family can become richer and gain social status. Second‚ when Estella degrades Pip by telling him he is dirty‚ smelly‚ and that she is “out of his league”.
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The book Great Expectations is filled with foils and "opposites"‚ characters that bring out characteristics important to the theme of the novel. One of the biggest foils is Compeyson and Magwitch. Compeyson is a rich "gentleman" and is let off pretty easily from a long ‚ hard sentence‚ while Magwitch‚ a poor‚ unsuccessful orphan‚ is not pitied by society. He is labeled a convict and framed by Compeyson. He takes the blame for everything bad Compeyson has done and comes off as a shady‚ dodgy person
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Great Expectations by Charles Dickens‚ one of Dickens’ most famous characters is Miss Havisham. She has a few unusual character traits. Miss Havisham is a wealthy woman. Her adopted daughter‚ Estella‚ is love and adored by the narrator of the book‚ Pip‚ along with many other young men. An event that took place in Miss Havisham’s days as a young woman altered her personality completely. Miss Havisham was left at the altar when she was just a young woman. This event changed her for the worse
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frequently in many works of literature‚ as many characters must struggle with the reality of their prison whether it is a physical or mental prison. In Charles Dickens’s bildungsroman novel‚ Great Expectations‚ the characters Miss Havisham‚ Estella‚ and Pip must struggle and endure physical and/or mental prisons. Throughout this bildungsroman novel‚ Miss Havisham is seen in a mental and physical prison that makes her burdened and desolate. Miss Havisham at one time used to be a bliss and doting woman
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Magwitch Magwitch a fearsome criminal just recently escaped from prison and terrorizes Pip at the beginning of Great Expectations. Chapter 1 “You fail‚ or you go from my words in any partickler‚ no matter how small it is‚ and your heart and your liver shall be tore out‚ roasted and ate. Now‚ I ain’t alone‚ as you may think I am. There’s a young man hid with me‚ in comparison with which young man I am a Angel. That young man hears the words I speak. That young man has
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for us and who truly care about us. Phillip Pirrip‚ also known as Pip‚ is the narrator and main character of the story. Pip was raised by sister and brother-in-law‚ Joe Gargery and Mrs. Joe. Pip’s story starts out as a young man and continues throughout his life. Pip is very passionate about what he believes in and wants to improve himself throughout the story. As a young man‚ Pip is very close to Joe‚ sees how much Joe cares for Pip‚ and how much Joe has Pip’s back. “Joe took me on his back again
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rich as a child to an adult‚ does the wealth usually bring you happiness? In the novel "Great Expectation‚" Pip is a character who as a child become a wealthy person from a poor background family. As he grew up in a poor childhood‚ an opportunity came up for him to become rich and surely he took that opportunity from a secret benefactor which was Magwitch‚ Pip convict. Now being wealthy‚ Pip thought that it would bring him closer to the girl he loved‚ Estella. But it didn’t. In return‚ he had more
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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 is not as predominant
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about 5 months to go until my PIP‚ my major work for society and culture is due‚ that ages away creeps up on you very quickly. You’re probably thinking‚ “5 months‚ what is this girl going on about‚ 5 months is almost half a year! Are you serious! That’s more than enough time to do an assignment. You could easily do it a week before it’s due. What is she stressing about?” If you learn only one thing from my speech make sure it’s this- That 5 months in “PIP” time is not ages away. With 5
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Charles Dickens Context CHARLES DICKENS WAS BORN on February 7‚ 1812‚ in Portsea‚ England. His parents were middle-class‚ but they suffered financially as a result of living beyond their means. When Dickens was twelve years old‚ his family’s dire straits forced him to quit school and work in a blacking factory‚ a place where shoe polish is made. Within weeks‚ his father was put in debtor’s prison‚ where Dickens’s mother and siblings eventually joined him. At this point‚ Dickens lived on his own
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