Great Expectations Granted

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Don’t take anything for granted because one day it might not be there. Everything that is in your life right now won't always be there when you return. Don’t take those things you have or see everyday for granted. Everyone dies, things get lost, and people move on. In today’s society everyone is worried about their future and who they will end up with and how much money they will have. No one pays attention to the little things they have right in front of them especially Pip from, “The Great Expectations,’ by Charles Dickens.

Pip is the main character in this book and also is the one person who demonstrates how much he forgets about all those who were with him from the start. “Who brought you up by hand?” “You did.” Even though people don’t

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