Defying or Fulfilling Expectations
Thesis: Charles Dickens illuminates an idea about deliberately sacrificing, surrendering or forfeiting something highlights his views on defying or fulfilling expectations. Dickens shows Pip, Mrs. Belinda Pocket and Magwitch surrendering or forfeiting expectations throughout Great Expectations.
Paragraph 1: Pip sacrifices his relationship with Joe to become more gentleman-like and starts treating Joe differently to fulfill society's expectations. Dickens writes "I promised myself that I would do something for them one of these days" (155). Pip says he will return and do something for him, and he also cares for Joe a lot before he leaves, but afterwards he takes almost no notice of Joe. "I felt impatient of him and out of temper with him; in which condition he heaped coals of fire on my head. ‘Us two being now alone, Sir,’—began Joe. ‘Joe,’ I interrupted, pettishly, ‘how can you call me, Sir? ...‘For was it not,’ said Joe, with his old air of lucid exposition, ‘…I should not have had the honour of breaking wittles in the company and abode of gentlemen.’ ‘But you are not going now, Joe?’ ‘Yes I am,’ said Joe. ‘But you are coming back to dinner, Joe?’ ‘No I am not,’ said Joe. ‘Pip, dear old chap, life is made of ever so many partings welded together, as I may say, and one …show more content…
Dickens writes "'You and me always friends, and I'd be the last to tell upon you, any time. But such a' --he moved his chair, and looked about the floor between us, and then again at me-- 'such a most uncommon bolt...but i never seen your bolting equal yet, Pip, and it's a shame you ain't bolted dead.'" (10). Joe never expected him to bolt, so when he did Joe got angry which in turn caused him to lose a bit of friendship with Joe. He also doesn't seem to trust Pip very much because he
Thesis: Charles Dickens illuminates an idea about deliberately sacrificing, surrendering or forfeiting something highlights his views on defying or fulfilling expectations. Dickens shows Pip, Mrs. Belinda Pocket and Magwitch surrendering or forfeiting expectations throughout Great Expectations.
Paragraph 1: Pip sacrifices his relationship with Joe to become more gentleman-like and starts treating Joe differently to fulfill society's expectations. Dickens writes "I promised myself that I would do something for them one of these days" (155). Pip says he will return and do something for him, and he also cares for Joe a lot before he leaves, but afterwards he takes almost no notice of Joe. "I felt impatient of him and out of temper with him; in which condition he heaped coals of fire on my head. ‘Us two being now alone, Sir,’—began Joe. ‘Joe,’ I interrupted, pettishly, ‘how can you call me, Sir? ...‘For was it not,’ said Joe, with his old air of lucid exposition, ‘…I should not have had the honour of breaking wittles in the company and abode of gentlemen.’ ‘But you are not going now, Joe?’ ‘Yes I am,’ said Joe. ‘But you are coming back to dinner, Joe?’ ‘No I am not,’ said Joe. ‘Pip, dear old chap, life is made of ever so many partings welded together, as I may say, and one …show more content…
Dickens writes "'You and me always friends, and I'd be the last to tell upon you, any time. But such a' --he moved his chair, and looked about the floor between us, and then again at me-- 'such a most uncommon bolt...but i never seen your bolting equal yet, Pip, and it's a shame you ain't bolted dead.'" (10). Joe never expected him to bolt, so when he did Joe got angry which in turn caused him to lose a bit of friendship with Joe. He also doesn't seem to trust Pip very much because he