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Why Do Oranges Be Good
Oranges can be both sweet and sour. Sometimes people can be sour, but have moments when they are sweet. Magwitch, Mr. Jaggers, and Miss Havishim all are bad people but have moments when they are sweet. In Great Expectations Charles Dickens shows how even the worst people can be good. First Magwitchstarts out bad when he is young, but at times he shows that he can be good. First, when he was young he used to steal food, only because life was not kind to him. Next, the first time he met Pip he threatened to rip his throat out. He sends Pip off to get him food, and when Pip returns Magiwtch believes Pip when he says he told no one: “I believe you. You’d be but a fierce young hound indeed, if out your time of life you could help to hunt a wretched warmint, hunted as near death and dung hill as this wretched warmint is!” (Dickens 13)
His demeanor to Pip changes after Pip gives him the food. Magwitch is very thankful to Pip for not turning him in and helping him. Finally, even though Magwitch goes to jail he works hard enough to make Pip a gentleman. Magwitch may seem bad but there are moments when he is a good person.
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Jaggers may seem like a bad person for extricating prisoners out of jail, he has moments when he does good things. First, when Pip gets to London Mr. Jaggers gives Pip a piece of advice. “Not a particle of evidence, Pip,” said Mr. Jaggers, shaking his head and gathering up his skirts, “Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There is no better rule.” (Dickens 148) Pip has not been given much advice about what to do and Mr. Jaggers gives him really good advice. Next, Mr. Jaggers saves Estella from a life of crime by giving her to Miss Havishim. Finally, Mr. Jaggers may seem like a callous person, but when he talks about Estella he genuinely cares for her. Even though Mr. Jaggers is not a good person, he does have his

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