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    Fitzgerald showcases each social status in his writing. The gap between Myrtle and Daisy is pretty huge‚ and this is in the aspects of acceptance and wealth. Seeing the vast difference between both women created a sense of hope that the American Dream is in fact possible. Daisy had been born into wealth‚ who “seems to represent the typical upper class female in the early 20th century” (The Great Gatsby Wiki). She was living the life that many of those wanting to achieve the dream aspire to live.

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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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    Derick Sackos Great Expectations: Chapter 1 Questions 1. The novel is written in what point of view? – The novel is in 1st person. 2. Where does the opening scene take place? – It takes place in a churchyard. 3. What is Pip’s full name? – Pip’s full name is Philip Pirrip. 4. Where are Pip’s parents? – They are dead and buried in the churchyard. 5. With whom does Pip live? – Pip lives with his sister and her husband. 6. What does Joe Gargery do for a living? - Joe is a blacksmith

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    Great Expectations Essay In life‚ people’s interactions with others can have a large impact in ones character. In Great Expectations‚ Charles 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

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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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    Significance of Social Status in The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby may appear to be a simple tragic romance; however‚ within the text‚ Fitzgerald identifies and defines social gaps and importance of wealth. He also presents women within a very separate space as the men. The Great Gatsby allows the reader to enter into the world of wealth and experience the joys and tragedies of being within this certain class. In the novel‚ Fitzgerald criticizes American society in

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    Great Expectations Lecture One Dr Mandy Treagus Lecture Plan • Realism and the rise of the novel • More on the Bildungsroman • Indicators of adult looking back at childhood • Narrator and narrative voice • What drives the narrative? Great Expectations and Realism • Realism a reading as well as a writing practice • Realism strongly connected with philosophy • The individual in relation to society • ‘Modern philosophical realism … begins from the position that Truth can be

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    Dickens displays how children were treated in the Victorian era one of his books: Great Expectations in which a gentleman Pip is retelling his life story growing up in a village near London. He had always wanted to grow up to become a gentleman and escape his “common status”. As a child Pip is not respected or loved by his sister and other adults and beaten regularly. What Dickens suggests in the novel Great Expectations is that people often grow to have emotional or physical problems due to their mistreatment

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    One theme from Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations is the great difference in social classes. Throughout the story the main character‚ Pip‚ goes from living in a small‚ poor village‚ destined to be a blacksmith to becoming a wealthy gentleman who lives in a large home in London. During Pip’s journey a clear divide can be seen between the wealthy‚ high class of England and the poor laborer class. This divide between classes is seen as soon as the first higher class person in the story is mentioned:

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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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