Great Expectations
Great Expectations
Short Paper
By
Jodi Lesesne
Great Expectations
Introduction
The novel Great Expectations is one among many works written by Charles Dickens. Dickens uniquely writes and narrates the novel in first person, and builds up a strong case of mature Victorian literature. The novel revolves around the growth of a young and orphaned boy named Pip. The book’s settings are the marshes found in Kent in London and all the occurrences date back to the early phase of the 1800s. The novel covers the trials and tribulations that have been faced by Pip who is the protagonist in the novel. His life is a whole maze of intrigues that are elaborated by the novels imagery and vivid description of the poverty that surrounds the life of Pip and his encounter with an escaped convict who was known as Abel Magwitch1.
The people covered in the novel are from diverse backgrounds and beliefs. The characters include Estella, Joe, Miss Havisham, Mr. Jaggers, Wemmick, Pumblechook, and Herbert Pocket. The major themes that emerge from the novel are love and rejection, wealth and poverty, and the themes of good against evil. The novel is a classic example of a situation where evil is triumphed by good. The book symbolically uses a young boy, Pip, to deliver the message of poverty and the trials that an orphan is faced with in life.
Thesis statement
The paper explores the sense of belonging as enacted by the character of Pip, through four main ways. The ways of belonging can be categorized as social, familial, locality, and the intimate belong all of which are explained through the life of Pip. The novel leads the readers to explore the different circumstances under which Pip belongs, leaving the reader to discern for them on the true belonging of Pip. The true belonging of Pip can be analyzed from the wealth and poverty aspect amplified in the novel.
Analysis of the theme
The major theme that is reflected in the novel is that of wealth and poverty. This
Short Paper
By
Jodi Lesesne
Great Expectations
Introduction
The novel Great Expectations is one among many works written by Charles Dickens. Dickens uniquely writes and narrates the novel in first person, and builds up a strong case of mature Victorian literature. The novel revolves around the growth of a young and orphaned boy named Pip. The book’s settings are the marshes found in Kent in London and all the occurrences date back to the early phase of the 1800s. The novel covers the trials and tribulations that have been faced by Pip who is the protagonist in the novel. His life is a whole maze of intrigues that are elaborated by the novels imagery and vivid description of the poverty that surrounds the life of Pip and his encounter with an escaped convict who was known as Abel Magwitch1.
The people covered in the novel are from diverse backgrounds and beliefs. The characters include Estella, Joe, Miss Havisham, Mr. Jaggers, Wemmick, Pumblechook, and Herbert Pocket. The major themes that emerge from the novel are love and rejection, wealth and poverty, and the themes of good against evil. The novel is a classic example of a situation where evil is triumphed by good. The book symbolically uses a young boy, Pip, to deliver the message of poverty and the trials that an orphan is faced with in life.
Thesis statement
The paper explores the sense of belonging as enacted by the character of Pip, through four main ways. The ways of belonging can be categorized as social, familial, locality, and the intimate belong all of which are explained through the life of Pip. The novel leads the readers to explore the different circumstances under which Pip belongs, leaving the reader to discern for them on the true belonging of Pip. The true belonging of Pip can be analyzed from the wealth and poverty aspect amplified in the novel.
Analysis of the theme
The major theme that is reflected in the novel is that of wealth and poverty. This