when to keep his mouth shut and not tell secrets. This is demonstrated when he does not give Magwitch‚ an escaped convict that threatens Pip‚ away by telling his guardians about him. Pip also knows who to respect at all times. When he speaks to Miss Havisham and Estella‚ he shows them respect even though Estella is treating him very poorly.
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‘Great expectations’ Having read ‘Great Expectations’ how effective is the opening chapter? Discuss the methods Dickens used to ensure his readers continuing interest. ‘Great Expectations’ tells the story of Pip‚ a young orphaned boy from a poor background who has the ambition to become a gentleman. Which he is given by a mystery benefactor to become the man he has always wanted to. We travel with Pip on his journey to become a gentle which in turn is a voyage of self discovery as he learns that
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PART I CHAPTER I Vocabulary nettles - prickly plants aforesaid - previously mentioned briars - thorny plants wittles - [dialect] food weather-cock - a weather vane gibbet - a device used to hang people‚ gallows l. How does Pip get his name? Where is he at the beginning of the story? Pip gets his name because his father’s name is Pirrip and his real name is Philip and when he was little he couldn’t say the name so he called himself Pip. At the beginning of the story he is at a marsh country
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In chapter 38 of the novel‚ Pip realizes that Miss Havisham isn’t his benefactor and finds out a convict is‚ he then feels embarrassed to know that a lower class convict guilty of who knows what crimes is his real benefactor. Pip then regrets being ashamed of Joe for all those years‚ “Miss Havisham’s intentions
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Analysis of The Great Expectation Movie The great expectation movie is adapted from a novel by Charles Dickens which is written on 1860s. Many of Dickens’ literary works that is representation about his poor life and the society in his years like Oliver Twist. According to Ian Watt theory‚ there are there kinds of relations in the literary works‚ they are: Social context of writer The reflection of society in or through literary work The social function of literature In this sense‚ I try
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”(Hagan) Once Pip gets caught in between the social classes‚ he begins to act differently and think the way the the snobby higher class did. His new position in society causes him to treat people differently. Instead of getting to know Pip‚ the Havishams quickly assumed that he was nothing less than a poor working boy‚ but when Pip gets a taste of the higher class life‚ his character changes from sweet‚ understanding Pip‚ to snobby Pip
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In the novel Great Expectations‚ a cruel elderly woman‚ Miss Havisham‚ had been left at the altar by a man named Compeyson. Therefore‚ she uses an innocent and undeserving orphan girl‚ Estella‚ to take vengeance on all men as a whole. Estella is raised in a way that causes her to be incapable of expressing any form of love and is consequently cold towards the men who seek her. She treats the main character‚ a boy named Pip‚ in this way‚ through an unrequited love. Similarly‚ in the song “I Don’t
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………………...................................……………………….…. 3 5 Pursuit for wealth‚ fame and social status …………………………………………….................. 3 4 Motherhood ………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 CHAPTER THREE: ESTELLA HAVISHAM .................................................................................. 3 2 Pedigree
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The first trait if the Bildungsroman is that as a child the character is orphaned or there is an absence of parents. This is true of Pip because his parents died when he was young and his sister and her husband‚ Joe‚ raised him. Although they raised Pip‚ Mrs. Joe and Joe did not fit the role of parental figures in Pip’s life. His sister was not a mother figure because she did not show love or affection as she was constantly beating him and telling him that he ruined her life. Joe‚ although loving
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