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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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    Great Expectations offers a diversity of interpretations so various responders will be engaged by the text. The main character‚ Pip‚ is used to establish the journey of a young boy’s life as he learns the true meaning of life and what values are most important. Dickens uses a range of characters to show Pip learning this lesson and to provide insights into various aspects of the Victorian era culture. Characters such as Joe and Magwitch provide an insight into the education and the crime and justice

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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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    Faith R. Sims Eng3010 11/24/2005 Great Expectations Hollywood and the movie industry have made many bold attempts over the past decade in bringing to life old classics. None however in my opinion have been done more boldly than the remoulding of Charles Dickens ’s Great Expectations. This compelling piece is a rebirth storyline of the past retold in Modern times. Any attempt at bringing a Dickens work to the screen would be an awesome task to accomplish. I ’ve found his writing to

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    Great Expectations Essay- Miss Havisham In Charles Dickens novel‚ Great Expectations‚ Miss Havisham is a malign character. To begin with‚ Miss Havisham believes that all men’s hearts should be broken. Not only does she believe this‚ but she also forces Estella to follow in her footsteps and wants Estella to “wreak revenge on all of the male sex” according to Herbert Pocket on page 169. Miss Havisham only thinks this because of her past experience with men. On her wedding day‚ her fiancé wrote

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    GREAT EXPECTATIONS” BY: CHARLES DICKENS Submitted by : Melissa D. Galve BSEd-2 Submitted to: Mrs. Bella Corazon Tejano SPEC-4 Instructor S.Y 2012-2013 “GREAT EXPECTATIONS” BY: CHARLES DICKENS SETTING: * among the marshes of Kent * and in London * Mid-nineteenth century MAIN CHARACTERS: Pip and his family * Philip Pirrip‚ nicknamed Pip‚ an orphan and the protagonist and narrator of Great Expectations. Throughout his childhood‚ Pip thought that his life would

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    8 The important plot development in the early chapters of Great Expectations occurs at the beginning of Chapter 8 with the introduction of Miss Havisham and Estella. The themes of social class‚ ambition‚ and advancement move to the forefront of the novel as Pip explores his feelings for the "very pretty and very proud" young lady. His want for self-improvement compels him to idealize Estella. Her condescension and disdain spurns Pip’s desire for self-improvement as he longs to become a member of

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    General Info: A story of moral redemption. The hero is an orphan raised in humble surroundings‚ in the early decades of the nineteenth century‚ comes into a fortune‚ and promptly disavows family and friends. When the fortune first loses its lustre‚ then evaporates completely‚ he confronts his own ingratitude‚ and learns to love the man who both created and destroyed him. The story is told by the hero himself‚ and the challenge Dickens faced in devising this first-person narrative was two-fold

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    Society paints a twisted picture that money is the one and only important thing. Dickens shows us this theme in the novel‚ Great Expectations. Money isn’t everything‚ yet society teaches us that social status and position are things we should look for in life‚ instead of happiness with others and ourselves‚ and pip lives and breathes what society shows us as right. Dickens shows how money thirsty society is through characterization and plot; that life becomes all about what others think‚ not happiness

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    different types of people. Some are short and some are tall. Some are big and others are small. Some are funny or smart. Some act like don’t have a beating heart. Charles Dickens was good at making many different character types in his book Great Expectations. There were two characters that stood out to me‚ two characters that influenced Pip. Which brings me to miss Havisham. The mad‚ wealthy‚ Miss Havisham. Havisham influenced Pip by using him to get some kind of revenge. Revenge on men‚ men

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