Great Expectations, in a number of ways, mirrors much of Dickens life. His personal experiences with parental neglect, working in factories, and his greater hopes for life, all help build the relationship that Dickens personally has with this novel, through Pip. There is a lack of family relationships throughout the story with many of the characters, which feeds into the development of Pip, the main character. The deeper psychological analysis of Pip helps the reader grasp a deeper understanding of not only Pip, but also Dickens’ himself. By understanding the psychoanalytical theory’s that can be applied to Great Expectations the reader can develop a deeper understanding of Pip, but also the the novel and how it relates to Dickens’ life.
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As a general rule, we as reader tend to sympathize with the narrator; in this case Pip is the narrator. However Dickens’ deliberately makes the narrator expose the situations he is in so objectively that each scenario makes reader feel obligated to sympathize with Pip. Dickens exposes the innocents of Pip, which convinces the reader to place blame on someone else. There is no way that an innocent child knew that he was acting wrongfully, therefore someone else is to blame. There are a few examples of how the narrator portrays the situations he is in …show more content…
Charles Dickens is now a wealthy individual due to the fame he has received through writing. Pip is also a wealthy individual. However, the even with the wealth in their lives, they are still disappointed with who they are. Pip is a very arrogant wealthy man, but has the ability to become humble, Dickens’ does not per say. The closer look at the novel, Pips arrogant phase is Dickens current phase in life. Dickens’ is crying out, if you will, to return to his childhood. Back when he was innocent and humble and not influenced by fame and
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As a general rule, we as reader tend to sympathize with the narrator; in this case Pip is the narrator. However Dickens’ deliberately makes the narrator expose the situations he is in so objectively that each scenario makes reader feel obligated to sympathize with Pip. Dickens exposes the innocents of Pip, which convinces the reader to place blame on someone else. There is no way that an innocent child knew that he was acting wrongfully, therefore someone else is to blame. There are a few examples of how the narrator portrays the situations he is in …show more content…
Charles Dickens is now a wealthy individual due to the fame he has received through writing. Pip is also a wealthy individual. However, the even with the wealth in their lives, they are still disappointed with who they are. Pip is a very arrogant wealthy man, but has the ability to become humble, Dickens’ does not per say. The closer look at the novel, Pips arrogant phase is Dickens current phase in life. Dickens’ is crying out, if you will, to return to his childhood. Back when he was innocent and humble and not influenced by fame and