to be a gentleman. As the town’s blacksmith‚ he is extremely busy with all the orders that need to be filled. Joe does not get the time or money to go to school‚ so he is not well educated. Dickens shows us Joe’s poor English when he asks “Pip‚ How air you‚ Pip?” (Dickens 200). The forge‚ where Joe works and devotes all his time‚ is located right by his house so he is forced to take any orders that come in unless he is not present. On Christmas Eve‚ when the soldiers come knowing at his door demanding
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The text Great Expectations by Charles Dickens reflects many of the values and attitudes of nineteenth century England. The terms ’values’ and ’attitude’ are somewhat linked‚ and are both an integral part of the context of this novel. There was a great divide between the classes at the time of Great Expectations‚ with each class having its own stereotypical views. This difference led to crime in the city‚ which served the need for better punishment‚ as the justice system was quite arbitrary. Attitudes
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book through the characters of Estella‚ Magwitch‚ Miss Havisham‚ and Pip. The character of Estella represents the symbols of isolation and manipulation. By acting as an adult when she was still young‚ she separated herself from Pip and others. This was due in large part to the way Miss Havisham‚ her stepmother‚ raised her. She had no emotion‚ as Miss Havisham used her for revenge on men. On his first visit to the Satis House‚ Pip overheard Miss Havisham tell Estella "Well? You can break his heart
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How does Dickens introduce the main themes and concerns of the novel in the opening chapters of “Great Expectations”? “Great Expectations” is a “Tragi-comedy” written by the famous novelist Charles Dickens during the early 19th centaury. It is synonymous with the suffering of real people during the Victorian Era‚ and it looks at life from the downcast eyes of a small boy unknowingly pitched as an apt pinup boy for the era of poverty and hardship‚ in harsh juxtaposition with the perspective later
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to utilize it to teach someone a lesson. When people are in harsh situations they often feel that the only way to escape that situation is to lie. In “ Great Expectations” When Pip returns from Miss Havisham’s house‚ he is a little confused. The events that took place‚ and Miss Havisham‚ are “incomprehensible” to him. Pip felt convinced that if he “described Miss Havisham’s as my eyes had seen it‚ I
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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 out her own plans. For example‚ Miss Havisham trains Estella to be cold and heartless and to seek revenge on the male race. Since Miss Havisham
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In the novel‚ Great Expectations‚ Pip and Estella share an unrequited love in which Pip is madly in love with her and attempts to change himself in order to make her joyful. When in reality‚ Estella is using him and takes this opportunity with Pip to practice breaking his heart. Despite constant belittling and insults from Estella‚ Pip is still despite for her acceptance and unconditional love. Estella’s negative comments do not discourage Pip from loving her‚ instead to her dismay‚ he makes numerous
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ending to a long‚ profound book. A book should not always have a happy ending‚ where the main character gets the girl. In Great Expectations‚ the new ending leaves off where Pip meets Estella in the last piece of Satis House left‚ the garden. Both Estella and Pip have been through a lot throughout the course of the book and Pip finally gets the satisfaction of Estella admitting that she has not forgotten him and remembers the days they were together at the end of the book. They walk out of the garden
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Essay 1 - Great Expectations Carlos Gonzalez In the novel Great Expectaions Miss Havisham is an upper class woman who lives by Pips village in Kent. Miss Havisham has lived a very sad and isolated life where her only perferred company is her adopted daughter‚ Estella‚ who Miss Havisham has raised to hate the opposite sex. Miss Havisham started her own Isolation after being stuck up at her own wedding by a man who worked with her brother to steal her shares in a brewery. After the event she was
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prejudice. Pip‚ the main character of Great Expectations‚ learns a great amount resulting from confusion in his life. His confusion is caused by his love for Estella‚ a beautiful and proper girl of the upper-class. Pip becomes intrigued by Estella the moment Ms. Havisham‚ Estella’s guardian‚ has him over to visit. Ms. Havisham encourages and strengthens Pip’s feeling for Estella by always reminding him of Estella’s beauty and intelligence. As Pip grows older‚ his love for Estella never fades. Pip becomes
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