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NOVEL (3RD YEAR)
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
BY CHARLES DICKENS
SYMBOLS
Prepared by:
Lect. Huda Abdullah Abdulateef
Symbols / Great Expectations
What are Symbols?
Symbols are objects, characters, figures, or colors used to
represent abstract ideas or concepts.
There are Three main symbols in Great Expectations:
๏‚จ Satis House,
๏‚จ The Mists on the Marshes, and
๏‚จ Bentley Drummle.
๏
๏
The setting almost always symbolizes
๏‚จ a theme in Great Expectations, and
๏‚จ always sets a tone that is perfectly
matched to the novelโ€™s dramatic action.
Symbols / The Mists on the Marshes
๏‚จ The misty marshes near Pipโ€™s childhood home in
Kent, one of the most evocative of the bookโ€™s
settings, are used several times to symbolize
danger and uncertainty.
Q// What do the misty marshes in Great Expectations
symbolize?
(See the next diagram)
Symbols / The Mists on the Marshes
Symbols / The Mists on the Marshes/Diagram
that is perfectly
matched to the
novelโ€™s dramatic
action.
The Misty Marshes in Great Expectations
symbolize danger and uncertainty.
and always sets a toneThe setting almost always symbolizes
a theme in Great Expectations
Examples:
๏‚จ As a child, Pip brings Magwitch a file and food in these mists; later, he is
kidnapped by Orlick and nearly murdered in them.
๏‚จ Significantly, Pip must go through the mists when he travels to London shortly after
receiving his fortune, alerting the reader that this apparently positive development
in his life may have dangerous consequences.
Note: Whenever Pip goes into the mists, something dangerous is likely to
happen.
The Mists on the Marshes/Danger & Uncertainty
References
Phillips, B., Cheng, W., Florman, B., Burns, J. (2002).
SparkNotes: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.
New York: Spark Publishing.
Symbols in Great Expectation by Charles Dickens-The Mists On The Marshes
Symbols in Great Expectation by Charles Dickens-The Mists On The Marshes

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Symbols in Great Expectation by Charles Dickens-The Mists On The Marshes

  • 1. NOVEL (3RD YEAR) GREAT EXPECTATIONS BY CHARLES DICKENS SYMBOLS Prepared by: Lect. Huda Abdullah Abdulateef
  • 2. Symbols / Great Expectations What are Symbols? Symbols are objects, characters, figures, or colors used to represent abstract ideas or concepts. There are Three main symbols in Great Expectations: ๏‚จ Satis House, ๏‚จ The Mists on the Marshes, and ๏‚จ Bentley Drummle. ๏ ๏
  • 3. The setting almost always symbolizes ๏‚จ a theme in Great Expectations, and ๏‚จ always sets a tone that is perfectly matched to the novelโ€™s dramatic action. Symbols / The Mists on the Marshes
  • 4. ๏‚จ The misty marshes near Pipโ€™s childhood home in Kent, one of the most evocative of the bookโ€™s settings, are used several times to symbolize danger and uncertainty. Q// What do the misty marshes in Great Expectations symbolize? (See the next diagram) Symbols / The Mists on the Marshes
  • 5. Symbols / The Mists on the Marshes/Diagram that is perfectly matched to the novelโ€™s dramatic action. The Misty Marshes in Great Expectations symbolize danger and uncertainty. and always sets a toneThe setting almost always symbolizes a theme in Great Expectations
  • 6. Examples: ๏‚จ As a child, Pip brings Magwitch a file and food in these mists; later, he is kidnapped by Orlick and nearly murdered in them. ๏‚จ Significantly, Pip must go through the mists when he travels to London shortly after receiving his fortune, alerting the reader that this apparently positive development in his life may have dangerous consequences. Note: Whenever Pip goes into the mists, something dangerous is likely to happen. The Mists on the Marshes/Danger & Uncertainty
  • 7. References Phillips, B., Cheng, W., Florman, B., Burns, J. (2002). SparkNotes: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. New York: Spark Publishing.