Great Expectations characters

Guardian Devils Pip is the main character in Charles Dicken’s Great Expectations. Pip develops into a materialistic character as his love interest for distant Estella grows. As Pip grows older, many of the traits he reveals can be seen as a result of his childhood, and more specifically his relationship with his guardian Mrs. Joe. Estella also reveals many traits that could be considered the repercussions of Miss Havisham’s and Estella’s relationship. The relationship between Pip and his role…

Cinderella, the title character is isolated from society. She is oppressed in her own household, and forced to comply with her cruel step-mother’s rules. Perhaps the most defining moment of the movie is the scene in which everyone discovers that the mysterious glass slipper belongs to Cinderella. However, Cinderella could not reach this moment without all of the struggles beforehand, for she had to undergo an excruciatingly long journey to prepare herself. In Great Expectations, a Victorian…

Throughout Great Expectations, the reader goes through a roller coaster of emotions for Pip and Estella. Pip and Estella have abusive guardians which spawns an effect on them in several ways. It not only affects the relationships with the guardians, but disrupts their relationship with others, and induces emotional and behavioral flaws due to their trauma. This trauma leads Pip to unconditionally seek love and attention and for Estella to become a cold heartbreaker. The actions that cause the…

In the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens,Dickens suggests that ambition can be a positive trait, But when taken too far, it can lead to the downfall of the person in pursuit of those ambitions. Dickens displays through the character Herbert that ambition is a positive trait when not taken too far. He then shows what happens to those that obsess about their ambitions using the characters Pip and Miss Havisham. In the novel, Pip, the protagonist is an example of how ambition can be…

Everyone has experienced suffering or pain at some point in their life, but the difference is how they coped with the agony that they felt. Great Expectations is a book that revolves around the hopes, struggles and, disappointments of others. A surplus of the characters are plagued with tremendous loss and face horrible and unimaginable tragedies. One character in particular, Miss Havisham, is confronted by catastrophe and misery multiple times, but allows these moments define her as a person.…

Most people have someone they look up to, or someone that has taught them to be the kind of person they are. These mentors have a great amount of influence over their mentees and can encourage them to behave or think in positive or negative ways. In Charles Dickens; Great Expectations, many characters have mentors who shape them into the people they are at the end of the book. One of those mentors, Miss Havisham, was stood up at her wedding by a man who just wanted her wealth. She developed a…

Throughout the bildungsroman by Charles Dickens, “Great Expectations,” the theme of coming of age is quite apparent. Dickens creates this theme specifically through the nature of maturation. The protagonist, Pip, is the largest contributor to understanding the importance of maturity and unselfishness. Pip is impacted by the whirlwind of opportunity that he was exposed to as a young boy. He was overwhelmed and quick to make most decisions early on in his life. Pip became obsessed with wealth,…

Charles Dickens uses the scenery and setting of the book Great Expectations in many ways, pertaining to the characters of the story. One of the ways he uses scenery, is to describe what the main character (Pip) is feeling. Pip is a young orphan boy that one day was blessed with a large sum of money and pursues a more sophisticated and upper class lifestyle. In order to pursue this lifestyle he leaves behind his best friend/ step brother Joe and a girl named who was somehow not good enough for…

example, her father does not live with her and she always thinks about him. Matilda has to deal with the idea of a war going on. When you are this young and at any age, war is a scary thing. Matilda does a great job of keeping it together in Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones, which reveals a lot about her character. She is sensitive, intelligent, observant, and open to new ideas. Three traits stand out the most in Matilda though. The three major traits of Matilda include being curious, brave, and…

Throughout societies, morals provide guidance for the actions and principles of countless individuals. Much like realistic communities, fictitious products of literature contain a wide variety of these principles. Accordingly, the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens contains numerous morals, which influence the large majority of the events within the book. Through aiding Herbert and Magwitch, Pip obtains happiness and monetary benefits, and having been aided by Matthew, he influences…