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    In the novel “Great Expectations” written by Charles Dickens the story is about moral redemption and self discovery. Pip‚ the protagonist‚ struggles to find out who he is in his life‚ he struggles to find his great expectations‚ but at the same time wanting to be morally redeemed for all the bad things he thinks he does throughout his story. Through out the story‚ Pip is always trying to have a clean conscious‚ so when he helps an escaped convict the guilt almost swallows him up. The convict terrifies

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    1. Love Love is an emotion‚ where there is no wrong definition‚ for it suits each and every person differently‚ however some characteristics are the same amongst everybody. Pip thinks he is in love‚ but in my paper I investigate if it s a real desire of infatuation for Estella‚ or just a first big crush which lasted through out his teenage years. Pip s love for Estella is usually a one-way street‚ at least in his eyes. From the moment Pip meets her‚ he feels an attraction towards her. At the

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    WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY William Makepeace Thackeray was an English author‚ novelist and satirist who gained international fame and popularity for his novel Vanity Fair.  His most famous works include novels Catherine‚ The Luck of Barry Lyndon and The Adventures of Philip. Initially started as a satirist and parodist‚ Thackeray produced some of fine examples of this genre. The author was also a journalist and columnist and contributed sketches for the Fraser’s magazine before writing his first

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    Matthew Fine LaScotte English 9 Great Expectations For Pip‚ the first conflict that he encounters is when he is leaving Manor House from his second visit with Ms. Havisham’s‚ he fights with a young man in the garden. This conflict leaves Pip quite dumbfounded because the thought that a random stranger would just walk up to him that wants to fight is strange. At first‚ it might seem like Pip was scared that he would be fighting a boy that he didn’t know and felt like he had no reason to fight

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    Joe‚ to the heart-breaking Estella‚ the idiosyncrasies that Dickens develops among his characters make them both enjoyable and memorable. Their personality‚ physical features‚ actions‚ and feelings all contribute to the lovable characters in Great Expectations. Estella‚ Miss Havisham‚ Wemmick‚ and Joe are produced from the many characteristics that make them pleasant and unforgettable. These characters are what makes this book so profound. They add to the excitement‚ suspense‚ care‚ and sadness of

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    get him out of England as soon as possible. In the course of making plans‚ they learn from Magwitch that he was abandoned early in childhood and barely survived. He tells them about his involvement in crime but assures them he has paid his debt to society and will not be "low." He mentions working with two men‚ Arthur and Compeyson‚ the latter having swindled some money years before from some rich lady. Compeyson and Magwitch eventually ended up on the same prison ship but Compeyson got off easy being

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    in school and later went to college and getting a master degree plus a well-pay career bring you wealth. Being poor to wealthy or being rich and staying rich as a child to an adult‚ does the wealth usually bring you happiness? In the novel "Great Expectation‚" Pip is a character who as a child become a wealthy person from a poor background family. As he grew up in a poor childhood‚ an opportunity came up for him to become rich and surely he took that opportunity from a secret benefactor which was

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    In an arm-chair‚ with an elbow resting on the table and her head leaning on that hand‚ sat the strangest lady I have ever seen‚ or shall ever see. She was dressed in rich materials‚—satins‚ and lace‚ and silks‚—all of white. Her shoes were white. And she had a long white veil dependent from her hair‚ and she had bridal flowers in her hair‚ but her hair was white. Some bright jewels sparkled on her neck and on her hands‚ and some other jewels lay sparkling on the table. Dresses‚ less splendid

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    DOES DICKENS GREAT EXPECTATIONS SHOW THAT SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH MORAL DEVELOPMENT? Great Expectations ititlalics for titles iacs for titles is widely regarded as Charles Dickens’ finest novel. It was written during the Victorian period in England‚ a time of immense change. The industrial revolution of the late 18th and 19th centuries had transformed the social landscape. There were significant divisions between rich and poor. People moved from sparsely populated rural

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    The Victorian Age was the time when men were gentlemen and women were ladies. Gentlemen wore waistcoats and top hats when ladies wore elegant hooped gowns and had corseted waists. Outer appearance was of the very utmost importance in the 19-th century Victorian society. There was much pressure on both men and women to keep and gain a high social class during this time. Therefore standards and expectations were high to keep to the strict and often conservative Victorian lifestyle and anything that

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