“The unqualified truth is that‚ when I loved Estella with the love a man‚ I loved her simply because I found her irresistible. Once for all; I knew to my sorrow‚ often and often‚ if not always that I loved her against reason‚ against promise‚ against peace‚ against hope‚ against happiness‚ against all discouragement that could be. Once for all; I loved her none the less because I knew it‚ and it had no more influence in restraining me than if I had devoutly believed her to be human perfection.” (29
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Discuss Dickens’ presentation of relationships between children and their parents/parental figures in ‘Great Expectations’. Dickens uses the relationships between children and their parental figures to explore the themes of belonging‚ as well as status and identity. Pip‚ the protagonist of the novel‚ has been identified as an orphan and never saw either of his parents. Instantly‚ this gives the reader an idea that Pip did not belong to a typical and perfect family and never had his actual
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TITLE Dickens’ Great Expectations portrays the lives of different people throughout various levels of society and how they all react to their own condition. The past is always haunting the characters’ lives and‚ in most cases‚ it even determines the course of their future existence. It is inevitable to see in the story how some characters‚ playing the role of parents‚ define the lives of others‚ especially children‚ causing indelible consequences. Thus parents must not mold children after their
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literary works‚ Dickens strong sense of right and wrong‚ and his recognition of the many injustices present in Victorian Society are clearly displayed. There is no better an example of these strong set of ideals then those portrayed in his novel‚ Great Expectations‚ which tells the story of Pip‚ a young boy who is initially fooled into believing that material wealth is a substitute for the real moral values a gentleman should posses. However‚ through the many trials and tribulations he is forced to go
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Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations as a Fairy Tale Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations as a Fairy Tale There are many ways in which Great Expectations resembles a fairy tale‚ such as the themes- poor people receiving riches‚ the moral reasons‚ - do good unto others and you shall be repaid. During Victorian times stories were used mainly for morals purposes. One of the main reasons why resembles a fairy tale is due to its characters Great Expectations has many characters that
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Great Expectations and Ender’s Game Ender’s game is a book‚ by Orson Scott Card‚ about a young boy named Ender who commits his whole childhood to saving the world from a third alien invasion. Great expectations is a story‚ by Charles Dickens‚ of a young boy who aspires to become a gentleman and out of all odds he is able to make it into higher society. Both Enders game and Great Expectations tell the story of young boys who strive to become something greater than what they are. Although the story
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Coming of age essay: Pip’s realizations & growth in ‘Great Expectations’ “I had never thought of being ashamed of my hands before; but I began to consider them a very indifferent pair. Her contempt for me was so strong‚ that it became infectious‚ and I caught it." (Dickens 64) A child’s journey through adolescence can be affected easily by the words and views of others. At the beginning of the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens‚ we are introduced to a Victorian London era‚ and more specifically
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Respect is something that should be withheld until it is earned. For instance‚ Pip in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations and Amir in Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner exemplified individuals who earned respect and honor through their dedication and hard work. In Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations‚ Pip is a young orphan who lives with his sister and brother in law. They lead an impoverished lifestyle off of bits of bread so when Pip is introduced to the lavish lifestyles of Miss Havisham and
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mode" in Great Expectations? Great Expectations is like a fairy tale without a fairy tale ending‚ reinforcing the idea that we need to make our own way in life‚ and can’t expect it to be given to us. A poor orphan is granted riches by a secret benefactor. It sounds like the plot of a fairy tale. Great Expectations may start out as a fairy tale‚ but in the end the poor orphan is left not much better off than he started--except that he’s wiser for it. Like most fairy tales‚ Great Expectations intends
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Victorian society widely accepted the standards of femininity‚ masculinity‚ and motherhood. However‚ the novel Great Expectations incorporates contradictions within these social norms with female characters who dishonor the principles and male characters who replace the role of the failed women. Author Charles Dickens subverts popular Victorian ideals and stereotypes in Great Expectations through the characters Mrs. Joe‚ Miss Havisham‚ and Joe Gargery. Mrs. Joe‚ Pip’s overbearing and tyrannical sister
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