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    Describe the relationship between Pip and Joe in Part One of he novel Great Expectations Joe is “married by hand” to Mrs Gargery‚ of whom Pip is also “brought up by hand”. The two characters in the book Great Expectations envelop in a long‚ changing journey of their relationship throughout the progression of the book‚ as it becomes affected by many external factors which are beyond the control of the beholders. In chapter two the close bond between Joe and Pip can be observed. Firstly‚ despite

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    Charles Dickens’ novel‚ Great Expectations‚ there are several differences between the illusion and the truth. The appearance of certain things is often detrimental to the outcomes of characters when the reality of a situation is revealed. These illusions are revealed through Pip‚ a lower class boy caught in the struggle of the social classes of 19th century England. Throughout the book‚ Charles Dickens emphasizes the difference between appearance and reality through Pip’s expectations of something better

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    Write a critical analysis of the character of Magwitch in Dickens’ novel Great Expectations. Why does Magwitch become Pip’s benefactor? Great Expectations is a novel written by Charles Dickens. The first publication of the novel was in 1861. The major themes are a social class‚ criminality‚ guilt‚ love‚ growth from childhood to adulthood‚ the desire for self-improvement‚ becoming a gentleman. Dickens uses very interesting way to represent the ideals of mid-nineteenth century to the reader

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    Ideas for Great Expectations Money + Social class Within Great Expectations‚ the conception of the contextual element concerning status and money is prominent‚ where Old Money Vs New money provides a division that separates the higher class from the lower class. Money becomes a standpoint in ‘determining’ ones belonging within the society say‚ for example‚ when we compare Pip and Bentley Drummele‚ we view the contrasting forms of old money (indicated as immediate and absolute according to society)

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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 – 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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    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 Whose Life is it Anyway? How do you determine whether the life you are living is the life you call your own? Many people may find themselves being lead through life as opposed to leading their own because of external influences. This is the case of Pip‚ the protagonist in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Great Expectations is a classic novel about a young‚ lower class boy whose life is forever changed from exposure to an upper class woman named Miss Havisham. One can

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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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    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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