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    Pastrana‚ Christine D. October 14‚ 2013 III-13 BSE English English Literature The Great Expectations Charles Dickens Synopsis: The Great Expectations takes its readers to an extraordinary journey of an innocent common boy‚ Pip‚ who later becomes an ambitious young man whose dreams and desires extend far beyond his reach. His “expectations” are fueled by his love for a rich beautiful lady and are ignited by the chance given to him by a mysterious benefactor. The story begins

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    “If You Can’t Be With the One You Love‚ Love the One You’re With” Love‚ as much as any other theme or motif‚ drives the storyline of Dickens’ Great Expectations. As the naturalists of the era believe‚ characters are the products of their circumstances‚ and so Great Expectations is an exploration into the psychology of a young boy‚ based on the circumstances into which he is placed. Pip‚ the protagonist‚ is motivated by love‚ the love of a young girl named Estella. However‚ while he tirelessly

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    Bailey Baith Great Expectations Adv. English 11 March 9‚ 2013 Secrets A secret always has reasoning behind how long it is kept hidden and when it is revealed. There’s always a perfect time and place for one to share one’s secret. Uniquely books have secrets embedded within to keep the reader on edge. If used wisely by the author‚ a secrets purpose can affect a novel’s story line‚ character development‚ and theme. Every secret throughout Dickens’ novel Great Expectations is effectively kept

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    Great Expectations Reading Log (Chapters 1-7) 1. Chapter 1: Meeting the Convict Chapter 2: Stealing from his Family Chapter 3: The Convict receives the Gifts Chapter 4: Pip Panics Chapter 5: Looking for the Convicts Chapter 6: Reflecting on his decision Chapter 7: Invited to Play at Miss. Havinsham’s House 2. The dominant atmosphere in the first part of the novel is a fearful one. This atmosphere is created when Pip first meets the convict. Pip is then put in

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    Imprisonment in Great Expectations Prison is a very grim and doleful place for humans in which everyone might experience once in their life physically or mentally. The theme of imprisonment is demonstrated frequently in many works of literature‚ as many characters must struggle with the reality of their prison whether it is a physical or mental prison. In Charles Dickens’s bildungsroman novel‚ Great Expectations‚ the characters Miss Havisham‚ Estella‚ and Pip must struggle and endure physical and/or

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    Anna Catherine Chapman Mrs. White H English 10 September 7‚ 2014 Pip’s Benefactors Thesis: Through Charles Dickens’s use of doubles in Great Expectations‚ Dickens illustrates that it is possible to control future happiness and that it is not based on past experiences. Great Expectations’ main character‚ Pip‚ meets both his pseudo benefactor and his true benefactor in very interesting ways. As Pip is in the graveyard visiting his deceased mother and father‚ he stumbles across an escaped convict

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    Macbeth and great expectations Alan Voong Shakespeare and dickens are very effective at presenting the flaws and weaknesses of key characters in both Macbeth and great expectations .using different techniques‚ miss havisham and lady macbeth and lady macbeth both impact others characters and events in a negative way. Females would have been seen during that time period as passive‚ gentle and weak therefore the characters would be appealing to and acceptable to the audience to have a common stereotype

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    Plot Summary: Beginning- Exposition: Characters - pay attention to capitalization!! (5 Points) - Protagonist Name: Georgia Antagonist(s) Name(s): Robert‚ Dorothy Conflict (5 Points) - Character vs. Society‚ Character vs. Self The protagonist‚ Georgia‚ is struggling with being trapped inside her Newport summer house (Rosecliff) by her strict parents‚ but her perspective changes when she is transported into the speakeasy and party scene of the 1920s‚ and realizes the excessive freedom isn’t

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    Imagery is a crucial device employed in literary texts that affects how readers interpret dominant ideologies of the society represented in the text. In the case of Great Expectations‚ Charles Dickens successfully enacts the stratified class structure and power relationship by employing imagery in the form of characterization‚ pathetic fallacy and figurative language. Through such imagery‚ the novel specifically conveys a critique of a society where capital indicates social position‚ where wealth

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    only do you good in the long run. Instead of taking the best you can from it‚ some people take suffering as a way to mourn and be miserable‚ and tell other people how unfortunate you are. This will do you no good. Dickens uses both of these in Great Expectations‚ and it shows you a different side of each of his

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