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also a profound look at the moral education of a boy who has been persecuted and deceived but whose essential goodness of heart eventually rescues him from snobbery and delusion. Everything is in harmony in this almost perfect novel: the character of Pip himself‚ and his interaction with the immense figures of the convict Magwitch‚ the embittered and half-mad Miss Havisham‚ and the beautiful‚ cold Estella. This is
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relieve tension in an otherwise serious section of the literature- its purpose being to relieve tension. Pip as a young narrator in the first section of the novel often serves this purpose‚ putting a childlike and therefore humorous spin on serious situations (like Scout in Harper Lee’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’). Joe often serves to provide this humor (especially at the start of the book when Pip is a young boy) because of his relationship with the younger Pip1. 3 Compression of Time- This is fitting
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The recollection of the protagonist forming the corpus of a work of art is nothing new. One may cite the case of Wordsworth’s The Preludein which the poet recalls his early days and gives a detailed account of his growth‚ basing himself on memory. R.K. Narayan’s The Guideis also an instance in point. The novel is virtually Raju’s story: his early days‚ his taking the role of a railway guide‚ his mixing with Rosie‚ his effort to transform Rosie from Marco’s wife to Nalini—a renowned dancer‚ his involvement
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elements like characters and morals as well as twists in the storyline‚ resulting in a not-so-traditional fairy tale. Without the right character roles‚ a fairy tale just is not a fairy tale. Charles Dickens knew this‚ and the characters in Great Expectations have corresponding parts to the typical ones found in fairy tales – however‚ some of the characters’ positions in the book are a bit deceiving. Miss Havisham is a main instance. The first few times Pip is summoned to her mansion‚ he finds her
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story with her harsh actions and attitude towards Pip. However Havisham’s relentless attitude towards Pip and his broken heart are explained by her background and bad experience with men. While Pip and Havisham each possess unique situations with love‚ Havisham is the only character Pip may relate too‚ but also provides a contrast in how both deal with broken hearts and maturity. In Great Expectations‚ Miss Havisham never directly reveals to Pip her personal background about her experience with
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Magwitch’s woes seem much worse. The reader then begins to see Magwitch as‚ not a threatening and treacherous man but a man who is in a very desperate situation. In contrary to the evocative description of Magwitch’s desperation‚ he then goes on to threaten Pip. The reader understands the violence because of the urgency of his
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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‚ and morals and the good of people are forgotten for wealth. Dickens express that personality and being or becoming a good person is irrelevant. Pip says "… I wanted to make Joe less ignorant and common‚ that he might be worthier of my society.." Pip says this in all ignorance of
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ENGLISH DRAFT- OLIVER TWIST Introduction Charles Dickens’ well-known novel ‘Oliver Twist’ has long intrigued readers for centuries‚ motivating the contemporary film adaptations including many motion pictures and a TV series. The protagonist in this book is none other than Oliver Twist who is an orphan stuck in the harsh times of the Victorian era. Fans of the authentic ‘Oliver Twist’ were genuinely disappointed at the film remakes that big franchises had created and argued that they lacked in
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ending. Charles Dickens’s novel Great Expectations is an excellent example of how a well developed plot‚ and many subplots hidden within the main‚ can create many twists and turns and make what may seem like a ‘fairy tale’ story a much more interesting and complex one. The protagonist of the navel is a seven year old boy named Pip.
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