Mother And Family In Charles Dickens Great Expectations
1. Mother And Family In Charles Dickens Great Expectations
Familial relationships play a great part in Charles Dickens' Great Expectations. However, hardly any
of the families in Great Expectations can be described as "traditional" with a mother, father and a
certain amount of children. The novel explores different models of parentage, which are not
necessarily based on a genetic relation between the parental figure and child. The parents or parental
figures within Great Expectations differ greatly from each other, but something that they seem to
have in common is their inability to raise children properly. The incompetence of the parents
moreover seems to be the reason for the trials their children face.
The first family is that of Pip, the main character of the novel, who is an orphan. He is taken ...
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Despite the fact that the family is complete, with a mother and father, it is yet another example of a
dysfunctional one. Mrs. Pocket is obsessed with social status, as she was raised to be, and she has no
domestic knowledge, she is described as "perfectly helpless and useless" (Dickens 206). She does
not really seem to care about her children either, when her daughter Jane takes a nutcracker away
from the baby in Mrs. Pocket's lap, Mrs. Pocket becomes very angry with Jane and exclaims she
"will not allow anyone to interfere" (Dickens 212), even though Jane did this for the sake of the
baby's safety. This time Mr. Pocket responds by saying: "how can you be so unreasonable? Jane only
interfered for the protection of the baby" (Dickens 212), however his usual answer to any "domestic
affliction" is to try to lift himself up from his chair by putting "his two hands into his disturbed hair"
(Dickens 209), which is not a reaction that helps any conflict to be resolved. Overall it is not Mr. and
Mrs. Pocket who raise their children and run the household, but their
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3. Human Interaction And The Bonds Of Friendship
Human interaction and the bonds of friendship and love between people have fascinated us for
centuries. Scientists, poets, authors, and many others have inquired, explored, and expressed their
findings throughout history. Whereas scientists ' focal point is often the reasoning behind these
feelings and why we behave the way we do, authors approach the subject with a representation of
what it means to be human and possess these qualities. In every culture throughout time, authors
have delved into stories, both real and imagined, that illustrate the relationships between people and
the loyalty to one another. Through the use of characters and plot, they have depicted how the true
measure of a person 's character lies in his integrity and how he interacts with others. Charles
Dickens, an author during the Victorian era, is held as one of the greatest novelist of all time.
Dickens addresses many universal themes and issues in all of his novels. In Charles Dickens '
extolled novel, Great Expectations, through the skillful crafting of characters such as Abel
Magwitch, Pip, and Joe, the renowned author illustrates the bond of loyalty between humans and the
actions of responsibility that it procures, as well as the value and true humanity of a person
stemming from his inner worth. At first, Abel Magwitch seems to be the last person one would
expect to be loyal, trustworthy, and hold immense integrity and morality. As a convict, the reader
expects him to be vile, cruel, and
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5. Great Expectations Analysis
Every character was written has a backstory that contributes to the plot. In Charles Dickens', Great
Expectations, every character from Pip to Molly has a secret that adds to the storyline. Great
Expectations sets in the early nineteenth century, therefore social class is everything. Passed down
from generation to generation, family businesses have kept the family from moving up in society.
For Pip, the protagonist, that's all he truly wants; Pip wants to become a gentleman and become
worthy of his love, Estella, despite being a poor orphan and an apprentice of a blacksmith. Similar to
Dickens' rough childhood, Pip didn't want this family or their struggle to define him. However, even
the rich have their problems. For example, Miss Havisham lets her past affects how she lives on a
day–to–day basis. One unfortunate event has led her to live her life in sorrow and depression and it
affects everyone around her, especially her adopted daughter, Estella. Even, the convict, Abel
Magwitch, lets his past encounters command his future actions. Under the consequences, Charles
Dickens', characters from Great Expectations, like Pip, Miss Havisham, Estella, and Magwitch, have
all let their past affect their future, as a result, the plot.
It all started with Dickens himself, he had a rough childhood that was somewhat similar to the main
character, Pip. Both were raised in England and put to work at a very young age. However, Dickens
had parents, but his father was in prison and his
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7. How To Write A Summary Chapter 3
Chapter 40: Nancy tells all to Miss Maylie. The two meet in a rundown tavern by chance. Rose tells
about where she can be found on Sunday nights. Nancy is very intrigued by what she hears. Chapter
41: Mr. Brownlow returns, and Rose tells him all that she has learned from Nancy. Oliver's reunion
with Mr. Brownlow and his household is bittersweet at first, but it becomes better when Oliver tells
his story. Mr. Brownlow wants to meet with Nancy. Oliver is left out of the adult matter. Chapter 42:
Noah gets a job offer from Fagin to be a thief. Noah has come full circle to nearly the same position
as Oliver. Charlotte is treated very poorly by Noah. The pay that Noah is to receive seems very low.
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Brownlow reveals the connection between Monks and Oliver. Mr. Brownlow knew Monks' father.
The painting on Mr. Brownlow's wall was of Oliver's mom. Monks was locked into Mr. Brownlow's
house. Chapter 50: This chapter talks about the criminals trying to hide from the search parties that
are out to get them. Fagin and Noah have been arrested. Charley Bates turns on Sikes by yelling that
he is inside of the hideout. Sikes tries to escape the house on a rope, but he trips and ends up
hanging himself. Chapter 51: The book is beginning to close. This chapter talks about the details of
Oliver's inheritance. Monks reveals his father's will about his fortune. All of the money was to go to
Oliver if he did nothing illegal. That is why Monks wanted him to steal for Fagin. The father's other
child was a daughter, Rose, so Rose is related to Oliver. Harry becomes a priest and marries Rose.
Chapter 52: Fagin tells all in this chapter. Fagin is convicted to be killed for his crimes. He verifies
Oliver's identity when Brownlow and Oliver visit him before he is killed. Fagin seems to become
insane inside his holding cell. Chapter 53: This chapter goes over what happens to the characters
after the story
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9. How Does Dickens Build Tension In Great Expectations
Dickens structures series of expanding clauses to emphasize the progression of Pip's relationship
with criminals to express how his life was affected in this crisis. In the first half " . . . how strange it
was that I should be encompassed by all this taint of prison and crime", Dickens uses flashbacks to
illustrate the scene of how Pip's life was surrounded by convicts. He delays the main clause ("that it
should in this new way pervade my fortune and advancement") until the end of the sentence in order
to build tension of how convicts always altered his life numerously. By using the phrase "that it
should" after the semicolon, it adds a suspension in order to describe the feeling of eerie – how Pip's
life should have been different if he
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11. How Does Pip's Expectations Change Throughout The Novel
In his novel, Great Expectations, Charles Dickens intends to give a realistic portrayal a young
commoner, Pip's, expectations after he has a brief encounter with the wealthy. This novel is as close
as Dickens has gotten to an autobiography and it reflects many aspects of society and personal
development. Throughout this novel, Dickens attempts to make his interpretation of an individual's
expectations as realistic as possible and executes it much more effectively in his original ending than
in his revised one. Pip lived among common people with very little money until an anonymous
benefactor provided him with the funds to become a gentleman. He comes to expect that his new
fortune came from Miss Havisham. However, after learning that Magwitch ... Show more content on
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Pip was aware of Biddy's feelings toward him and planned to build off of that to start a relationship
with her. Initially, Pip wanted terribly to, "get myself to fall in love with [her]" (132). He believed
that the easiest way to relieve the pain he endured after Estella's rejection was to fall for someone
within his reach. However, his infatuation with Estella made this feat impossible at the time.
Dickens used this event to show how one cannot decide how or what they feel towards another
person. They also cannot decide how others feel towards them. Pip expected Biddy to continue to
like him,"... half as well once more... with all my faults and disappointments" (480). He was
discouraged once more after learning of Biddy's marriage with Joe. This scene was added with the
purpose of highlighting the last of Pip's expectations. This is the last hope Pip has and, just as he has
been throughout the novel, he is disappointed with the outcome. This proves that, regardless of
social status or wealth, reality is rarely what one hopes it to be. Consequently, Pip is left without the
girl he claimed to love, the girl who supposedly loved him, and the money that was so graciously
given to him by a man he hoped to never see again. Pip was not meant to be happy throughout the
book, much less at the end. Every moment in Great Expectations developed an authentic plot.
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13. Crime During Victorian England
The research conducted on crime and police during Victorian England has increased my knowledge
and understanding of the novel because a common theme found throughout Charle Dickens' novel
Great Expectation is crime. There are many events that occur in the story that demonstrate acts of
crime such as in the beginning of the book when Pip first meets Magwitch. Crime is an important
recurring topic in Great Expectations.
As shown in the research, burglary and shoplifting are common forms of crime during the Victorian
Age in England. This is shown in Great Expectations at the beginning of the book when Pip, the
main character, meets Magwitch the convict who asks Pip to bring him a file to cut off his leg iron
and food. Pip is scared by Magwitch
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15. How Does Estella's Relationship Change Throughout The Novel
Great Expectations. A book of mystery, admiration, and social class. Charles Dickens wrote and had
it published in 1861, and had left a lot of mystery for the reader to find out. I have made claims
throughout the book that I have wanted to solve. One of them I have made and liked the most was
how Pip and Estella's relationship changes in a positive way throughout the 3 parts of the book. You
may also feel like the relation that Pip and Estella hardly progresses, but you see how their
relationship changes as their character's change.
We meet Estella in chapter 8, where Pip views her as a beautiful and amazing girl. She then bullies
him for his common lifestyle and his "coarse hands and thick boots", and constantly calls him 'boy'.
"Though she called me 'boy' so often, and with a carelessness that was far from complimentary, she
was about my own age."(page 54) She ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
He is nobody's enemy" (Page 257) We see the difference that the way these characters speak
differently to each other, In more of a conversational way. They continue to Richmond,speak to
Jaggers, return to London, and Estella leaves.
The third and final part of the book is where Estella's Mysteries are mostly solved. We find out that
Magwitch is Estella's father. "I know I am quite myself. And the man we have in hiding down in the
river, is Estella's father". (Page 392). Pip then fixes things with Magwitch before he dies. Time
passes on, and Pip finds Estella once again, in Miss Havisham's Garden. We find out that Estella had
Married Drummle, but left him. They then leave the garden, as friends, hand in hand, and Pip says "I
saw no shadow of another parting from her."(Page 466)
Throughout the span of Great Expectations, we can definitely see a change between the relationship
of Pip and Estella. Through the negativity of Estella towards Pip in the beginning, the mutual
feelings in part 2, and the starting of a friendship in the end of the
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17. Essay on Charles Dickens' Great Expectations
Great Expectations' main character, Phillip Pirrip– generally known as Pip– had a rough upbringing
as a child. His sister, Mrs. Joe had "brought him up by hand", after their parents and five brothers
had all been laid to rest many years ago. Another character, Herbert Pocket experienced a bizarre
childhood, though in a different manner. Charles Dickens' Great Expectations develops through the
novel following Pip, a young "common boy" who grew up in the countryside. As he matured so did
his love for a girl of higher class, Estella. However, being a common boy, Pip was not good enough
for his Estella, thus once he was given an opportunity to become a gentleman in London he seized it
without much hesitation. Charles Dickens' had his own ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
They both felt the wrath of Mrs. Joe; she frequently "knocked his (Joe) head...against the wall" or
the Tickler for Pip. Knowledgeable critics have referred to Pip's experience as that of a
"Dickensian childhood – stripped of his rights, found guilty of being himself, and rendered
invisible by all those around.
Estella also is a victim to her guardian in the novel. She too is never given the chance to be her own
person and live life to its fullest. Estella is conditioned by her guardian, Miss Havisham, to make
men suffer, and in return it is Estella who will be made to suffer for her guardian's actions. Miss
Havisham is a severely disturbed old woman who has adopted Estella. Miss Havisham was
abandoned on her wedding day and as a result she forever maintains hatred toward men. Thus for
her dirty work, Miss Havisham uses Estella to meet this purpose. Pip concludes that Miss Havisham
"had done a grievous thing in taking an impressionable child (Estella) and had manipulated
into the form that her wild resentment, spurned affection, and wounded pride, found vengeance
in". Miss Havisham makes Estella have a fear of men being close to her and not to allow
herself to become attached to them emotionally. Dickens' made Estella an almost identical copy of
Frankenstein: trained to perform specific tasks for the pleasure of their guardian. However someday,
they crack and see the illness in their lives. Estella was Miss Havisham's toy. Estella never
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19. Chapter One of Great Expectations Essay
What is the Significance of Chapter One of Great Expectations in
Relation to the Novel as a Whole?
'Great Expectations' is a novel written by Charles Dickens and is considered to be one of his best
stories. The plot follows a young boy named Phillip Pirrip or 'Pip' and it focuses on his growth as he
matures from a young boy into a fully grown man. He had always had great expectations of himself,
wishing to become someone of high social class – as this was set and written in the Victorian era
when social class was a huge factor of society – and when he ends up visiting an eccentric woman
called Miss Haversham he meets a beautiful young girl called Estella who becomes more important
later on. After he discovers that he has a ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Also the fact that the novel follows his growth and the word Pip is also used to describe a small seed
which grows into something bigger.
The setting from the start of the book is very important starting with the bleak and stereotypical
graveyard that gives the chapter tension and a gloomy mood. The graveyard is a typical example of
how the setting contributes to the atmosphere of the story. Starting the book in a graveyard
immediately informs the reader about a lot of information about Pips history and under different
circumstances it would have taken a lot longer to explain; things like Pip's parents and family, which
were quickly and subtlety explained to the readers using the gravestones when Magwitch asked
"Where's your mother?" and
Pip's response being "There sir" as he points to his Mother, Father and five sibling's gravestones.
Throughout the book the setting reflects Pip's mood e.g. Pip's experiences of suffering and torture,
both mental and physical, by his sister were reflected by the surroundings being rough.
The language and dialogue is unusual for a novel, this may be because originally it would have been
written for a newspaper or magazine and it may have been published monthly because of this you
will notice that all of the characters have either comical or unusual names,
Dickens used this technique to make sure that these characters are not forgotten also you can also
see subtle reminders of
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21. How Does Magwitch Change Throughout The Novel
Character Development in Great Expectations The book Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
tells the story of a young boy named Pip and his rise from the lower class to the elite of Victorian
England. This book possesses a very complex storyline with many characters and controversial
information. The majority of the characters are dynamic and change a great deal throughout the plot.
These changes cause Pip's opinions of people to be constantly altered. Although Pip's opinions of a
lot of the characters in the book change, two of the most influential character transformations are
those of Magwitch and Miss Havisham. The first character, Magwitch, is encountered at the very
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Miss Havisham is introduced as a depressed, wealthy woman who was stood up on her wedding day.
She is also the guardian of the girl he loves, Estella. For a while as Pip visits her house, it seems that
Miss Havisham is the benefactress and has him there so she can turn him into a gentleman so he can
marry Estella. In fact, this is not actually the case. As we get deeper into the novel, Miss Havisham's
true colors start to show that she is not the innocent depressed woman we first thought of her to be.
In actuality, Miss Havisham only had Pip there so she could exact her revenge on all men for being
abandoned on her wedding day. Miss Havisham has also brought up Estella to be cold hearted to all
men she meets and plays with Pip's emotions for her own cruel entertainment. "Before I could
answer (if I could have answered so difficult a question at all), she repeated, "Love her, love her,
love her! If she favours you, love her. If she wounds you, love her. If she tears your heart to pieces–
and as it gets older and stronger, it will tear deeper–love her, love her, love her!" (230–231). Miss
Havisham time and time again tells Pip that he must love Estella no matter how cruel she is to waste
his time and lead him
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23. Great Expectations
Great Expectations – A Cinderella Story
In the profound novel, Great Expectations, written by Charles Dickens, the main character "Pip" is
put through many tests that examine the type of man Pip strives to be and the type of man Pip really
is. Pip's relationships with two central characters, Tom and Magwitch, are examined closely in this
essay, and through these relationships, Pip's character is visible. Great Expectations is, in a sense, a
Cinderella story in which Pip's fairy godmother turns out to be a convict running from the law. This
"amulet" gives Pip a gift that changes Pip and his life. In the beginning of the novel, Pip is a young
boy that lives in an inhospitable home with his older sister and her husband. ... Show more content
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Over the course of many visits with these two ladies, his idea of the standard of living feels
inadequate to
Pip, and he longs to become a "gentleman". A new insight of Pip is shown to the reader due to a
glimpse the reader is given into Pip's new perception of Joe's and his "thick boots and course hands"
which is revealed through Pip's internal dialogue:
I took the opportunity of being alone in the court–yard, to look at my coarse hands and my common
boots. My opinion of those accessories was not favorable. They had never troubled me before, but
they troubled me now, as vulgar appendages… I whished Joe had been rather more genteelly
brought up, and then I should have been so too.
Through all of Tom's devotion to Pip, Pip time and time again shows his ungratefulness towards
Tom through his many actions. Tom's relationship is important in Pip's life because Tom was Pip's
strength, although Pip never sees this.
Magwitch, a convict that becomes Pip's benefactor, is the second vital person in Pip's life. Magwitch
devotes his life to support Pip, and becomes Pip's benefactor in the novel. When Pip learns of
Magwitch's benevolence, he cannot forgive Magwitch for the life Magwitch has led and the
mistakes he has made. Pip cannot let go of this, and through
Magwitch's many attempts to get close to Pip, Pip never yields to him.
A point given by critic Christopher Morris is Pip's visit to
Magwitch's death bed when Pip
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25. Great Expectations Setting Essay
The settings of Great Expectations are Pip's homes, one home that he lives in during his childhood
in Kent, England, and the other that he lives in when he is grown in London, England. Social status
was a big deal in the mid–nineteenth century. The rich were highly respected and liked by all, and
the poor were treated unkindly and were sometimes made fun of. The rich could have any job that
they liked, but the poor would almost always take over the job that their father had. The narrator of
Great Expectations is Pip. If the novel were narrated from any other point of view, it would not have
the same effect as it does now. The protagonist of Great Expectations is Pip. At the beginning of the
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There are many symbols in Great Expectations. The one that caught my eye the most was the
stopped clocks in Miss Havisham's house. She wants to stop time because that's when she was going
to get married. On page 44, Pip noticed this: "I took note of the surrounding objects in detail, and
saw that her watch was stopped at twenty minutes to nine, and a clock in the room had been stopped
at twenty minutes to nine." The Satis House represents how much Pip wanted to be an upper–
classman gentleman. When Pip was inside of the house, he shared with the reader, "This was very
uncomfortable, and I was half afraid." The last symbol would be Joe representing Pip's conscience,
because Joe was so kind to Pip. For example, when Mrs. Joe would shriek at Pip, "Joe offered me
more gravy." Pip was always being pushed around by grown–ups. He was forced to bring a man
food. He was in love with Estella, who was mean to him and made fun of him. Pip was forced to
work with Joe and another cruel man named Orlick. His sister, with whom he was living with, was
attacked one day, but no one knew who it was. Pip moved to London and met Herbert Pocket and
became friends with him. Pip met the man who forced him to bring food one day. The man, named
Abel Magwitch, revealed that he was Pip's secret benefactor. Pip gets a note one day to go to the
marshes. He does, and Orlick was there, informing Pip that it was he that had killed Mrs. Joe. When
Herbert comes and tries to catch Orlick, he
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27. Charles Dickens ' Great Expectations
The novel "Great Expectation" by Charles Dickens, is written from the perspective of an innocent
boy, Pip, whose life is faced with different challenges and expectations. Growing up in a small
village with a ruthless and violent sister who shows him little love causes him to be sensitive. In
essence, the narrator not only begins to yearn for love and acceptance, but he also develops a high
desire of becoming a gentleman in order to obtain genuine happiness. According to Pip, being a
gentleman is the key to being acknowledged and accepted by his new found love as well as his only
way to escape the village life. Subsequently, Pip's dreams and hopes of becoming a rich gentleman
living in the city are finally met even though his quest for true happiness is not. He is met by the
busy, filthy and expensive life in the city. Furthermore, his character changes from a once innocent
boy to a lavish and disorderly one. Moreover, he discovers that his benefactor, Abel Magwitch is
none other than a criminal and his childhood love, Estella, who was his only motivation to becoming
a gentleman, marries someone else. Nevertheless, even though Pip fails to meet his original
expectations, his life's challenges teaches him to be humble and appreciative, to work hard and to
acknowledge true love.
The narrator Pip, is a young boy and an orphan who lives with his ruthless and violent sister, Mrs.
Joe, in a village full of marshes. Pip's sister violently assaults and abuses him, and in turn Pip
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29. How Does Mrs Joe Portrayed In Great Expectations
The characters' images in "Great Expectations" can be altered due to the first person point of view of
Pip. Many characters show up throughout the story with specific relations to Pip. Mrs Joe is his
sister, Estella is his love interest, and Magwitch his his benefactor. Charles Dickens intensifies
Characterization in his novel Great Expectations to show how Mrs.Joe, Havisham, and Magwitch
are viewed differently from Pip's eyes compared to other characters in the story.
Mrs.Joe is a character that is seen as terrifying and irrationally mean through Pip's eyes. Through
Pip's description, the reader naturally feels sympathetic towards Pip in almost every given situation.
For example, in chapter two when Mrs.Joe threatens Pip with the tar water and the tickler. The
reader sees the story through one set of eyes, leading them to believe Mrs.Joe is a jerk just because
she can be like that and prove her dominance. However, other characters may have viewed her
actions differently. For example, in chapter four, Mr.Wopsle, Pumblechook, and Mrs.Joe are all
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Because of the ordeal that occurred on Havisham's wedding day, she decided to raise Estella as a
weapon against men. Hence the invitation to play at her house to Pip introduced in chapter seven. In
the beginning of the book, all of the adults in Pip's life are dazed by the fact that Havisham wants
Pip to come to the house. All of the adults view Havisham as a wealthy woman who may bring Pip
up into a life full of wealth. The adults feel ecstatic that Pip is getting this opportunity. However, Pip
is scared of Havisham and often doesn't want to return to Satis House. Pip and the adults are on
complete opposite sides of the spectrum. Neither Pip nor the adults know that Havisham is inviting
Pip over to hurt him. However, Pip is the one experiencing the house and the environment with
Havisham, not the
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31. Comparing Relationships in Romeo and Juliet and Great...
The familial relationship between Juliet and her father, Lord Capulet, is quite ambivalent. It is very
much affected by prominent views of the public such as patriarchy. In the medieval world of Verona
in Elizabethan England, fathers were entirely in charge the household as they were viewed as
dominate and more powerful.
In the beginning, Lord Capulet is illustrated to be concerned that marriage to the "Gallant" and
"noble" County Paris is too sudden for his daughter. "My child is yet a stranger in the world; she
hath not seen the change of fourteen years." This initially portrays Capulet as fatherly and protective
over his daughter, as would be expected. "My will to her consent is but a part." From this, we can
assume Lord Capulet also considers Juliet's feelings about the marriage and desires her willing
compliance. However I think behind the obvious image of caring, Shakespeare is mocking the
society, family and wealth because he arranges for this to take place. Capulet tells Paris that
although she is "free to choose" her own mate, it must be from a narrow pool that he has approved
of, and what's more, he has already selected Paris. He sees no reason why his daughter would object.
A familial relationship is also evident in Great Expectations between Abel Magwitch and Pip. From
when they first meet on the marshes, their relationship is only a seed of what will grow to be an
affectionate and caring bond. 'Yes, Pip, dear boy, I've made a gentleman on you!" Magwitch has
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33. Characteristic Characters In A Tale Of Two Cities By...
Writers have always set out to create realistic characters. Some have succeeded in creating
characters with unique goals and personalities while others fail to truly optimize the potential of
their characters and instead have relied on some discernible caricatures.For example, from A Tale of
Two Cities by Charles Dickens, written in 1858 to Crash, released in 2005, characters have been
praised for their originality and criticized for being stereotypical and bland. However while some
characters may appear to be caricatures, both Dickens and Haggis were constrained by time and
societies explanation, forcing them to rely on some caricatures to make the story more accessible.
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In there, Dr. Manette's enmity for the the Evremondes continues to grow where he denounces the
Evremonde brothers and the rest the Evremonde bloodline until they die out. As the revolution
continues to grow, Dr. Manette's is finally given an opportunity to end the Evremonde bloodline.
The blood thirsty mob of the rebellion storms La Force, where Charles Evremonde is currently held.
The mob detests anyone that had any remote connection to the French Aristocracy and would gladly
murder him. Had Dr. Manette not used his influence as a Bastille survivor, Charles would've been
gored on the street. Despite his hatred for the Evremonde family, Dr. Manette forgoes his past to
save the husband of one very dear to him. Finally, Dr. Manette is able move on from the years of
hatred in the Bastille, and he personally vouches for the Evremonde at his trial. Ultimately, Dr.
Manette ceases to hold the Evremonde bloodline responsible for the heinous actions committed, and
had instead works tirelessly to save his son–in–law. Through Dr. Manette, Dickens portrays a
character that not only complete contradicts his initial caricature of a vengeful prisoner, but also
grows into someone willing to forgive someone who had wronged him.
Despite such a strong lead character, where Dickens fell flat, especially for modern readers, was
with his female characters, such as Lucie Manette. When we are first introduced to Lucie, she
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35. Great Expectations Character Analysis
How can just a single moment change almost everything for the protagonist of a story? Pip, the main
character from Charles Dickens' novel, Great Expectations, has a monumental ambition for success.
The book is built around these expectations which have been derived from one sole benefactor,
whose identity is oblivious to Pip for a greater portion of the novel. Well before Pip is being
supplied with money, he undergoes a major mental change for the first time after he meets Miss
Havisham and Estella, as his obsession with class develops. Pip becomes embarrassed and ashamed
of his lower class family, and this behavior comes to be cemented into Pip's personality as he settles
in London. While it may not be immediately evident, the point in Pip's life when he discovers Abel
Magwitch is his benefactor is a turning point for Pip, as he begins to revert back to his loving and
kind–hearted attitude before his fixation with class clouded his mind. Near the time Magwitch is
apprehended, Pip starts to realize how ungrateful he has been to the people in his life who care about
him. In Dickens' Great Expectations, Pip is an unappreciative snob until the pivotal moment in his
life when his benefactor reveals himself, which triggers a transformation throughout the rest of the
book where Pip becomes a thankful, enjoyable person again. In the beginning of Great Expectations,
after Pip starts to visit the Satis House, he shows negative psychological growth as a character
because Pip's
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36.
37. Is Magwitch A Criminal Or Benefactor
Friend or Fugitive
Frightful convict or loving friend, criminal or benefactor? These are the questions you must ask
yourself about Abel Magwitch. Magwitch is one of the main characters in Charles Dickens' Great
Expectations. He was the convict in the marshes, Pip's mysterious benefactor, and one of our
narrator's best friends.
In the very beginning of the novel, Abel Magwitch is the checking eating convict from the marshes.
As Dickens puts it, Magwitch is "a fearful man, all in coarse grey, with a great iron on his leg (pg
2)." He threatened Pip to scare him into bringing food for him, a starving convict. Magwitch was
forever great fun to the young Pip. Later in the novel, when Magwitch reappears, we learn he has
been banished from England.
Throughout most of the novel, a pip waited impatiently for Miss Havisham to admit to being his
benefactor and promise him Estella's hand in marriage. Can you imagine his surprise when Abel
Magwitch, a wanted criminal turned shepherd, showed up at his door claiming to be his benefactor?
"Yes Pip, dear boy, I've made a gentleman of you! It's me who has done it
(pg 359)!" Pip was undoubtedly disappointed to learn this. Magwitch used Pip to spite society in his
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Can a man turn from his wicked ways to be like a father to a fatherless boy? Despite Pip's attempts
to ditch Magwitch and his utter disappointment upon learning his identity, the pair grew very close.
"' And what's the best of all,' he said, 'you've been more comfortable alonger me, since I was under a
dark cloud, than when the sun shone (pg 512).'" Magwitch spoke about how Pip was willing to risk
it all in order to save a hopeless criminal like himself. The two inspired to best in each other. When
Magwitch passed in the final chapters, Pip experienced unimaginable amounts of grief and
suffering. In Pip's mind, as well as my own, all of Magwitch's crimes are forgiven and he is
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38.
39. Great Expectations Through Multiple Characters
Samantha Marion
Mr. Whitmore
English Honors 1A
2 December 2014
Many people can prosper, even in the harshest of times. Charles Dickens discusses the many
conundrums in society, especially in the Victorian Era, in his novel, Great Expectations through
multiple characters. Throughout this novel, Dickens shows how different characters act when they
have to face society head on, when put through the social injustices of every day life. Throughout
the novel, you see the many personalities of each character develop as they interact with Pip, the
novel's narrator. Dickens uses the character of Abel Magwitch to portray that society places too
much value on appearances rather than attitude, this is shown by the mistreatment of Magwitch in
the court, Pip having a changing fear of Magwitch throughout the novel, and Dickens showing how
Magwitch is truly a good man on the inside, a true gentleman.
Magwitch was sentenced to twice the jail time as his accomplice Compeyson. Both Magwitch and
Compeyson were sentenced for "putting stolen notes in circulation"(375). Although Compeyson was
the one who started the illegal bidding, Magwitch was sentenced to fourteen years in prison, while
Compeyson was sentenced to only seven years in prison. This weighted conviction is based solely
on the fact that Compeyson looks and acts like a gentleman, while Magwitch has a lesser education
and less money, thus the court treating him harshly. Compeyson himself even states to Magwitch "to
judge from
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40.
41. The Relationship Between Pip and Abel Magwitch in Charles...
The Relationship Between Pip and Abel Magwitch in Charles Dickens' Great Expectations In this
essay, I am to observe the changes in the relationship between Pip and the convict Abel Magwitch in
chapters 1 and 39 by examining aspects such as the settings around the two characters and their
emotions.
I intend to focus on areas and themes such as the weather and how that ties in with the relationship
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The settings in the two chapters are similar at the start as the weather is terrible and gives you a
sense of sadness and loneliness.
"Dark flat wilderness" and "Stormy and wet, stormy and wet" are both very unwelcoming and
lonely scenes and this appears to be the case at the start of both chapter 1 and chapter 39. Chapter 1
is when Pip is a child so the weather would have had a big effect on him as he may have been more
scared as he is a child.
"Bundle of shivers" is what Dickens describes Pip as at the start which ties in well with the weather
at the start of the chapter. Whereas in chapter 39 Pip is in his house in London but the weather seems
to be slightly worse and the weather can still be heard howling away outside so the loneliness that
Pip feels could heighten his fear when the convict visits him and could remind him of the first day
they met when he was a scared young boy.
"Dark flat wilderness" suggests a cold scene but not necessarily a stormy one as there is no mention
of weather in it at all or any shocking words. It could in fact be quite a calm scene but is then
interrupted by the convict and his heavy chains.
At this point the relationship between Pip and the convict is
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42.
43. Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man tells the story of Stephen Dedalus, a boy growing up in
Ireland at the end of the nineteenth century, as he gradually decides to cast off all his social, familial,
and religious constraints to live a life devoted to the art of writing. Right at the beginning of the
novel is the epigraphy Et ignotas animum dimittit in artes. This loosely translates into "he sent his
soul into unknown arts." This epigraphy is the bases of the novel; how Stephen explores is body and
soul to find out who he really is. The unknown arts are ways in which Stephen finds his inner self
and then is able to live life to the fullest. Like his namesake, the mythical Dedalus, Stephen hopes to
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His point is that true art must be above the common fray of mankind. When you are able to achieve
this, you have become an artist. At this point Stephen has begun to make his inner life more
important than his outer life or his social life. This realization of the importance of the inner life sets
him apart from his classmates. His independence and awakening of his inner self is just another step
on the path of finding out who he is. For Stephen the journey pursing unknown arts was a way to
figure out who he was. He didn't worry about what others thought of him or what they told him to
do. It simply tried to figure out what he could to do to be the best person he could be. In the process
he was able to awaken his soul and his inner self. He realizes that he does not need to be mothered
and guided, as his emotional, spiritual, and artistic development has given him the vision and
confidence to show himself the way. Through his art Stephen will not just create literature, but will
create
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44.
45. Symbolism In A Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens
The story, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a classic, and many of the ideas within remain
quite relevant to today's world. As a part of Dickens' main intentions of writing, he likes to make the
audience feel the story, rather than think about it and I definitely believe that he captures this true
essence. "'A Christmas Carol' is an extravagantly symbolic thing – as rich in symbols as Christmas
pudding is rich in raisins"(Farber), and as this story dives in, many are able to see that Scrooge is
just a cover to highlight the real issues revolving around greed, selfishness, and neglect. Along with
the destruction shown within Scrooge throughout the story, we are able to see the destruction
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After reading, we are able to see the connection between the fate of Scrooge and the fate of the boy–
if the wealthy do not help out the poor, the poor are sure to struggle.
We are granted the presence of a few surprise visitors: "Ignorance" and "Want" who take the stage as
children, likely to make the readers more sympathetic. They may be minor and a part of the Ghost of
Christmas Present but are in themselves two very important characters in Scrooge's realization.
Scrooge's first reaction to the children whose "scowling, wolfish" (ACC Stave Three) features
radiate the resentment, bred in the underclasses was fear and anxiety. He had no words but to ask the
Spirit if they were his, to which the Spirit claimed that they are "the Man's" and went on [...]
"This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware them both, and all of their degree, but most of all
beware this boy, for on his brow I see that written which is Doom, unless the writing be erased.
Deny it! (ACC Stave Three)"
From these two children we are able to see the timid deception that they put off; Rather, the boy and
the girl are ruthless and they portray what happened to those who became evil and corrupted by the
world. Using Scrooge's response, "Have they no refuge or resource? (ACC Stave Three)" the Ghost
is able to use Scrooge's previous words supporting prisons and workhouses against him. These
words and his newfound feelings towards Tiny Tim made
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46.
47. Tale Of Two Cities
"What then is freedom? – The power to live as one wishes" once said by Roman politician Marco
Cierco, exemplifies the dream of the lower class before the French Revolution that would eventually
become a reality with perseverance and strength. One novel in particular, follows a family and
revolutionaries before and during the revolution. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is a novel
that has implemented the French Revolution in its tale. Some may wonder, what was Dickens' actual
attitude towards this life–changing event? Is it possible to find out with his writing? Using
characters from his tale such as Dr. Mannette, Charles Darnay and Madame Defarge, it will be
argued that Dickens is mostly sympathetic towards this great rebellion but ... Show more content on
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It is possible that Dickens' used Darnay to show the injustice that happens to the aristocrats during
this time. Darnay, himself, a victim of the injustice of this period is being imprisoned in la Force
prison without a reasonable reason. "Beginning with these reprisals, thousands of Royalists,
nonjuring priests, Girondists, and other elements charged with counterrevolutionary activities or
sympathies were brought before revolutionary tribunals, convicted, and sent to the guillotine"
(eds.b.ebscohost.com). This quote is the evidence of the inhumanity, violence and total injustice that
the French revolution came with especially to the uppeclass. For example, the revolutionaries judge
Darnay from his family name without even realizing to think that Darnay is different and send him
to prison. Darnay is also used as a character that is trying to hose down the situation in Paris because
of news from his postmaster/tax–collector Monsieur Gabelle and how the rebels are rebelling
against him. Dickens' understands the corruption and immorality within France. Like the
revolutionaries, one can tell that he was supportive of the ideas that were inspired by the
Enlightenment."Voltaire attacked the church and absolutism; Denis Diderot and the Encyclopédie
advocated social utility and attacked
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48.
49. Charles Dickens Great Expectations
The title Great Expectations is significant in the sense that every character is affected by their own,
or others expectations. Dickens reflects that great expectations, even when met, are never satisfying
as one expected. Characters like Joe symbolize the humble happiness that Pip only realizes later,
after chasing "great expectations" to his own disappointment. Though the title, Charles Dickens
makes the idea of one's great expectations to be something destructive. Pip's relationships with the
characters, such as Estella, Miss Havisham, and Magwitch have their own way for the
destructiveness of one's expectations.
Pip is the narrator of the novel. The novel sets the time where he was a young boy through his age
where he is recognized as a true man. Pip has some sophomoric tendencies in which he believes that
he deserves better than what he gets in life. Pip holds himself in admiration against other people,
while lacking self– respect. Pip feels that as though he should be able to move up in an elite society.
After meeting Estella, he wants nothing more than to gain her respect and love by becoming a
gentleman. Through a series of events, beginning with showing the convict kindness, he is able to
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There he confronts a convict, who is called Abel Magwitch. At this point of the story, it is not
acknowledged that the convict has any importance. He just seems like a grubby ruffian trying to
escape justice. As he threatens Pip for food and a file under the circumstances that he would be
eaten if he didn't comply. Pip obeys the convict and brings him some food and the file from the
forge. Magwitch is also later known as Pip's secret benefactor. He, along with Jaggers, helps Pip
become a gentleman. Using Jaggers as a mutual medium, Magwitch finances Pip's basic needs into
his transition to a higher
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50.
51. Magwitch Character Analysis
rightfully afraid of any man bearing the appearance of Magwitch and one who threatens to eat you.
Pip's character, for the most part at the beginning of the novel, is replete with fear and cowardice. At
the same time, one might say that these characteristics are the result of his exposure to certain
overbearing and threatening persons. Of course this is seen with Magwitch but more so in the
presence of Pip's sister, Mrs. Joe Gargery. She boasts that she has "brought me [Pip] up 'by hand' "
(Dickens 6). Her character is so sour during the first few chapters of the book and her display of
brutality toward Pip and Joe is such that gives us reason not to pity Mrs. Joe but to pity Joe and Pip.
She is described as "not a good looking woman" and having a habit of going "on the Ram–page"
(Dickens 6–7). Furthermore, Pip describes her doing things in a very violent way; e.g. "a trenchant
way of cutting our bread and butter", "her housekeeping of the strictest kind", among many other
violent and abusive examples (Dickens 8). Therefore one might say that Pip's character is justified.
However, there is a ray of hope of some kind of bravery in Pip. Pip promised Magwitch he would
get him food and a file; Pip does fulfill his promise, despite the threats of Mrs. Joe, and therefore
shows some good "heroic" qualities of honesty and bravery in the midst of threats. Although
coercion and the threat of death spur such actions, these characteristics are there in Pip. Pip is more
or less a puny,
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52.
53. Self Conflict in Great Expectations
Self Conflict in Great Expectations
Througout his novel, Dickens explored the constant struggle Pip
faces as he realizes the dangers of being driven by a desire for wealth and
social status. Pip attempts to achieve greater things for himself while
holding on to important morals and values. Pip always feels a loyalty to
Joe, his "ever the best of friends." This, along with the realization that
his true priorities should be those that love him, guides Pip through
changes in his character and directs him through his internal struggle.
In stage one, Pip is confronted with a torrent of opportunities
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As Pip begins his progression toward being a gentleman, he is
faced with a world that appears frightening, a commercial world of
protocol and etiquette that Pip blindly sees as the answer to the
shortcomings he sees in himself. He meets a man by the name of Magwitch,
54. who he immediately refuses to see as anything but a cold criminal, one
inadequate by his new–found standards. He would later review these
feelings and see that underneath the petty judgement Pip gives to the man,
there rests a caring man, that Pip comes to respect. This revelation would
surface again in the third stage.
At the end of stage one, Pip saw Joe as coarse and uncouth, he
began to look down upon those he once admired. In the final stage, Pip
reflects on these feelings and realizes that his trivial desires for a life
worthy of Estella's approval have shielded him from the true value of
having loving and constant friends.
His values and morals did not allow him to prosper in the complex
world of London, and he came to realize his true feelings. He stepped
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55.
56. How Does Magwitch Play A Minor Role In Great Expectations
In the novel Great Expectations, written by Charles Dickens, there are multiple minor characters
who are not able to be classified as good or bad that have a large influence on Pip's development.
One of these characters, Abel Magwitch, has the largest effect on Pip due to being his benefactor.
Magwitch was able to be seen as a convict who had committed several crimes, however the actions
he took in helping Pip's life, made amends for his past actions. Throughout the novel, Magwitch
plays a minor role that has a substantial effect on Pip coming of age. In the beginning of the novel,
Dickens portrays Magwitch as a criminal who was frightening and hostile to Pip, who at the time,
was a young boy. In the novel, Magwitch could be seen as a bad ... Show more content on
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However, when Pip turned twenty three years old, Magwitch returned into Pip's life and revealed he
was his benefactor. This was a shock to Pip who then wanted nothing to do with the fortune that had
been given to him. This is a turning point in the novel because Magwitch's actions force Pip to stop
living a lie and see the truth. He inherited his money from the convict from his childhood who Pip
saw in his "childish eyes to be a desperately violent man" (Dickens, 254). As the novel progressed,
Magwitch's character was further revealed and it changed Pip's perspective of him, thus it enhanced
Pip's character growth. The more that was revealed about Magwitch's past, the more Pip developed
pity for him. As Pip discovered, Magwitch's situation concerning his crimes could not be helped and
he was sent to prison for a longer amount of time than his partner, Compeyson, because his partner
acted more like a gentleman than he did. Upon being released from prison, Magwitch wished to
become a gentlemen but his looks and how he presented himself did not fit the role, thus he
remembered the boy who aided him in his time of need and decided to adopt him as a son and make
a
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57.
58. Charles Dickens: Great Expectations Essay
Charles Dickens: Great Expectations
Describe how Dickens creates atmosphere and introduces characters in Chapter One of Great
Expectations.
In this essay I am going to describe how Dickens successfully uses tension and drama to create
atmosphere and to introduce his characters status, emotions and identity in the opening chapter of
Great Expectations. The central character, Pip, is followed from youth as he makes the journey from
poverty to riches and back again as he attempts to fulfil his own great expectations. To do this I will
be examining in close detail the techniques he used to sustain the reader's interest in the first chapter.
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This is describing the graveyard and creates images of gravestones and the church overgrown in
nettles situated on a flat area of land. Dickens also uses repetition in many places to add effect "He
tilted me again"
The place where Pip lives is in the middle of nowhere "ours was the marsh country, within as the
river wound, twenty miles of the sea". There is a sudden burst of tension when an unknown
character suddenly appears, "Hold your noise". This happens very suddenly and grabs the readers
attention. Towards the end of the first chapter Dickens uses a gothic symbol of death to create fear in
both the characters and the readers, "A gibbet with some chains hanging to it". A gibbet is a piece of
equipment used to bring about the end of someone's life especially that of a pirate. It is also
sometimes known as a hangman's gallows.
Pip is the main character who instantly gets the readers interested in his story from the start. The
name Pip being a nickname from "Phillip Pirrip" would state a point that he may be small for his
age and may resemble a seed or a Pip, "undersized for my years". Pip is an orphan who knows only
the names of his parents and where they are buried "As I never saw my father of my mother". Any
description he has of his parents or his five brothers are "derived from their tombstones" indicating a
childish imagination. Pip has the
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59.
60. Great Expectations: Responding To Pip's Personal Life
Great Expectations can be correlated to Dickens own personal life where Pip works unhappily in a
forge while struggling to better his education. This is something Dickens did himself at the age of 12
, and again at 15 when he was forced to work to support his family, putting his education on hold.
As a young boy, Dickens dreamed of being a gentleman just as Pip did. The great success Dickens
accomplished in his later life may have been a source of guilt, as he started off with nothing to his
name. Dickens was born in the same time period, and in the same place as Pip. When Pip works for
Joe, the blacksmith, he despises the job and thinks himself too good for it. Early Charles Dickens
felt this same way, when his mother forced him to work in a blacking warehouse for three months.
Pip moved to London in order to continue his education, just as Dickens had done around Pip's age.
The name of the book, Great Expectations, may come from the great expectations that are expected
from the upper class. As quickly as Pip rose to a higher social status, he had to learn to live with the
expectations that came with the status. Dickens may have experienced this when he suddenly
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Dickens put his own education on hold to support his family, twice, and this may show what sort of
personal ties the connects to his characters. Dickens, much like Pip's, life is uneasy and they are
both in the lower class whilst growing up. Dickens can relate to Pip as a person, pouring his feelings
into his character. He makes Pip experience the same things he did as a young boy, and into early
adulthood. Pip receives his fortune in his early twenties, just as Dickens success in his career took
off around the same age. Many people refer to Great Expectations as Charles' Dickens unofficial
biography, as many things between characters in the book correlate to Dickens'
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61.
62. Examples Of Greasers In The Outsiders
In the Outsiders, written by S.E Hinton one of the main characters is Ponyboy. He is stereotyped as
a greaser (a poor boy from the east side of town). Ponyboy accepts being a greaser and it affects him
positively. Some people might stereotype Ponyboy as a hero and not a greaser. Ponyboy is a greaser,
this is because he fits the characteristics of a greaser. For example, all the greasers have long greasy
hair, pony has that. "Besides I look better with long greasy hair." (2). This quote means that
Ponyboy is a greaser, and that he looks better with long greasy hair. Another reason that ponyboy is
that he has a small to little education, Ponyboy gets average to good grades at school and some other
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Dally breaking up in the hospital and crumbling in the streets is almost meaning how Dally reacted
to Johnny died and then leaded up to him dying. The parts where Ponyboy says "don't think of" this
is to take it off his mind and try to feel better about the two deaths. The greasers also respect
Ponyboy, for example, during an argument towards the end of the book Darry said to Ponyboy
"Sure, little buddy" (84). Another example of the greasers respecting Ponyboy is how Johnny helps
Ponyboy feel better a lot of in a lot of conflicts. For instance, getting hit or getting almost drowned.
Ponyboy positively accepted being a greaser and he is committed to being a greaser. Some people
might think that Ponyboy has the stereotype of a hero and not a greaser, because he, Johnny and
Dally saved the kids at the burning church. "I swear, you three are the bravest kids I've seen in a
long time."(42), after saving the trapped kids Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally were called the bravest
kids the school teacher has ever seen. Another reason that Ponyboy could be considered as a hero is
that he tried to save Dally, because when he was in a police chase. Ponyboy tried to make the police
not shoot Dally, he was tried trying his life for his friend but he could not complete. The final reason
that Ponyboy is a hero is that he helped out Cherry (a girl soc who is a spy, rich, and snobby). What
Ponyboy taught her is that the socs and the same it does not depend on the side they live
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63.
64. Essay on Pip's Relationship with Magwitch in Great...
How does Dickens use Pips relationship with Magwitch to interest the reader?
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The novel called 'Great Expectations' written by Charles Dickens, uses a very unique relationship
between two characters to form the main
'stem' of the book.
Pip's relationship with Abel Magwitch is extremely interesting because it is so significant. It is at the
heart of the book mainly for the reason that it is the closest and deepest relationship between any
two characters in the whole novel. This forms a relevance to the title of
'Great Expectations.'
After meeting with Pip for the first time, Magwitch begins to desire many expectations for Pip. Pip
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There are 59 chapters which were published in 3 parts. Chapter 19 ends Part 1, when
Pip goes to London to become a gentleman; Chapter 39 ends Part 2 when
Magwitch suddenly reappears. The structure highlights the relationship as each part ends when a
new turn in Pip's life occurs.
Dickens makes Pips childhood relationship with Magwitch interesting for the reader because we can
imagine it through Pip's eyes. By using this style of writing, Dickens increase's the emotional effects
so we can identify and empathise with Pip. He also creates multiple suspense at the beginning of the
novel, because the reader (and Pip) does not know whether Magwitch will get recaptured or whether
he will find the other convict.
When Pip first meets the convict in chapter 1, his dominant emotion is terror; "I pleaded in terror."
This is because Pip had been rudely shouted at and threatened by a man, when he believed that there
was no one there.
As well as being afraid we can tell that Pip is very imaginative, because of the descriptions he gives
in the text. He makes a link between the convict and a pirate in a simile; "as if he were the pirate
come to life." This thought frightens Pip as he goes home and causes him to imagine the cattle
agreeing with him as well.
65. The settings on the marshes make it more interesting for the reader because there is a damp, gloomy
and strong background. The text shows that it is a miserable and potentially frightening place,
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66.
67. Charles Dickens Eject His Childhood
Charles Dickens uses his Philosophy skills to eject his personal life of his childhood through his
work of fiction. I'm pretty sure Charles Dickens has many reasons of using this method to present
himself to the world. With his level of education Mr. Dickens could have chosen millions of ways to
interpret his point, his mother was even a teacher so I'm pretty sure he had a great sense of what he
was doing. Charles Dickens was the second of seven children, so he can tell the story from any point
of view. During his stages of growing up he had made meaning life styles changes due to his
moving from place to place.In addition, another aspect is the reasoning of him selection fiction as a
golden ticket to his great work. Fiction the class of literature
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68.
69. Examples Of Caricatures In A Tale Of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Caricatures
Writers have always set out to create realistic characters. Some have succeeded in creating
characters with unique goals and personalities while others fail to truly optimize the potential of
their characters and instead have relied on some discernible caricatures.For example, from A Tale of
Two Cities by Charles Dickens, written in 1858 to Crash, released in 2005, characters have been
praised for their originality and criticized for being stereotypical and bland. However while some
characters may appear to be caricatures, both Dickens and Haggis were constrained by time and
societies explanation, forcing them to rely on some caricatures to make the story more accessible.
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Manette chooses to speak up, but the Evremonde brothers subdue him and lock him in the Bastille.
In there, Dr. Manette's enmity for the Evremondes continues to grow where he denounces the
Evremonde brothers and the rest the Evremonde bloodline until they die out. As the revolution
continues to grow, Dr. Manette's is finally given an opportunity to end the Evremonde bloodline.
The bloodthirsty mob of the rebellion storms La Force, where Charles Evremonde is currently held.
The mob detests anyone that had any remote connection to the French Aristocracy and would gladly
murder him. Had Dr. Manette not used his influence as a Bastille survivor, Charles would've been
gored on the street. Despite his hatred for the Evremonde family, Dr. Manette forgoes his past to
save the husband of one very dear to him. Finally, Dr. Manette is able to move on from the years of
hatred in the Bastille, and he personally vouches for the Evremonde at his trial. Ultimately, Dr.
Manette ceases to hold the Evremonde bloodline responsible for the heinous actions committed and
had instead worked tirelessly to save his son–in–law. Through Dr. Manette, Dickens portrays a
character that not only complete contradicts his initial caricature of a vengeful prisoner but also
grows into someone willing to forgive someone who had wronged him.
Despite such a strong lead character, where Dickens fell flat, especially for modern readers, was
with his female characters, such as Lucie Manette. When we are
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70.
71. Theme Of Symbolism In Great Expectations
Charles Dickens's Great Expectations contains a lot of symbolism throughout the book, there are
symbols of isolation, manipulation, and people wanting to be something they are not. The names of
the characters in the story Great Expectations symbolize who they are and how they act. These are
all seen in the book through the characters of Estella, Abel Magwitch, Miss Havisham, Pip, and
Biddy. Estella, French for star, implies radiance and exquisiteness like a star, likewise, Dickens's
character, Estella, in Great Expectations is inaccessible and cold like a star, too. Also, like a star,
men love to gaze upon her, but cannot touch her because she has been trained by her adoptive
mother, Miss Havisham, to have no feeling and no empathy for others. She has been taught to be
cold and calculating and to break the heart of any man who makes the mistake of falling in love with
her. Additionally, Estella symbolizes isolation and manipulation; she has been locked away for years
in the impenetrable prison of Miss Havisham's making, far away from the carefree and caring life a
young girl deserves. She teases and manipulates boys and later, men into loving her only become ice
cold and break their hearts. Estella tells Pip, "that I have no softness there, no–sympathy–sentiment–
nonsense."(Chapter 29) Estella manipulates Pip as a young boy and plays with his feelings as she
leads him on to make him believe that he has a chance of loving her and being loved in return when
she allows
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72.
73. How Does Pip Know Who The Benefactor
In the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Pip is a young orphan who lives with his
abusive older sister and her husband, Mr. and Mrs.Joe Gargery. One evening, Pip and Joe are visited
by a lawyer from London, Mr.Jaggers. Jaggers informs them that Pip has "great expectations"
coming for him from a benefactor. What "great expectations" means for Pip is having to leave his
past life, and begin to live his new life as a gentleman in London.
Pip has been given these "great expectations" by his benefactor. Yet, Pip does not know who this
benefactor is. Given this quote from this novel, "Now you are to understand, secondly, Mr.Pip, that
the name of the person who is your liberal benefactor remains a profound secret, until the person
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74.
75. The Bitterness of Revenge Essay
Linsluv Lovely
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February 18, 2012
Paper #1
The Bitterness of Revenge Revenge grows and festers off of resentment and rage. Revenge is an
illness that is very contagious. Revenge can take over a person's life and end in heartbreak and
misery. Revenge hurts people as well as their love ones. Revenge will always end in unhappiness
unless one learns that revenge is nothing more than a dead end. Revenge does not solve any answers
and will not make any person any happier than before. This theme of revenge is shown numerous
times in the story Great Expectations written by Charles Dickens. In the novel, many bitter souls
seek revenge as the answer to their problems. Characters commit crimes, hurt other because of
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Joe being physically damaged. However Orlick is able to get away with this attack. His quest to
fully satisfy his misery comes when he tries to also get back at Pip. The second person Orlick seeks
revenge on is Pip. Pip is a very nice young man that tries to become a gentleman. There should be
no reason why Orlick should want to seek revenge upon him. However, Orlick sees Pip as a threat
from an early age. Orlick blames Pip for loosing his job as Mrs. Havisham's porter and for also
ruining his chance with Biddy. Orlick insinuates, "You did that, and that would be enough, without
more. How dared you come betwixt me and a young woman I liked?" (Dickens 452). Orlick is had a
liking toward Biddy and feels that Pip gave her bad opinions about him. From when Pip started
working at the forge for Joe, Orlick always felt Pip is in his way. He blames Pip for all his problems
and even tries to get back at Pip by blaming him for attacking Mrs. Joe. Now it ends with Orlick
trying to kill Pip. Orlick declares, "You was always in Old Orlick's way since ever you was a child.
You goes out of his way, this present night. He'll have no more on you. You're dead" (Dickens 453).
Orlick has taken revenge on Pip but fails when Pip is rescued by his friend, Herbert. Later Orlick is
caught and taken to jail for stealing from Pip's uncle. Through Orlick, Dickens show that revenge
ends in misery and that it festers from bitterness. Since Orlick tried to take revenge on Mrs.
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76.
77. Essay on Great Expectations: A Character-Driven Novel
Great Expectations: A Character–Driven Novel
The novel, Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens is heavily a character–driven novel due to the
fact that the sequence of events in the novel are causes and effects of the actions of the characters as
well as the interactions between them. The novel mainly depicts the growth and development of an
orphan named Pip, who is greatly influenced by the other characters and became a gentleman and a
bachelor in the end of the novel through his encounters with the other characters. Pip, as the main
character, definitely has a lasting impact on the drive of the novel since his decisions are very
instrumental and effective towards the other characters as well as to himself. This phenomenon
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If Pip had not been an orphan or lived with a poor family, the major plot would not have existed as
Pip's transformation to a gentleman is the key. Pip would never have met half the characters of the
novel such as his best friend, Herbert, Jaggers, and Wemmick. The novel would be driven into a
different direction. Dickens was able to produce a novel that makes sense and that reflects his view
of what a "coming of age" novel would be like by making the main character a poor orphan from the
start only to turn him into a wealthy gentleman later and then into a hardworking bachelor.
Another beforehand affected character, who has a deep impact towards the novel's state of conflict,
is Miss Havisham as she is the mastermind behind Estella's cold behavior and wants to get revenge
on men just because one man, Compeyson, who is supposed to be her husband, left her on their
wedding day before the start of the novel. This one particular major event of Miss Havisham's life
changed her life forever as she was heartbroken and turned into a crazy and vengeful woman. She
has ever since lived in the moment when she got the note that her wedding with Compeyson was off
as all her clocks stayed at the same time of that moment and she still wears her bridal clothing from
back then. The fact that she got rejected by her future husband induced her to hate men in general, to
never love them again, and to adopt
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