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    is one of many characters that prove to be important in this book. Estella, Joe, and Miss Havisham all impact pip in some way. Pip does mention how Joe is a good natured guy, Pip gives a well description of Joe and tells us how he feels about him (Dickens Charles, 2). Miss Havisham on the other hand is tied to estella’s emotions on the male sex. Miss Havisham has had previous issues with her relationships and she gives off different emotions throughout the book. In Great Expectations, Pip’s…

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    Dickens has an interesting history with them. He worked as a novelist, writing serialized novels for other people before he entered into the business himself. He eventually ran two magazines and published many outstanding novels in them including Great Expectation, a stunning example of the way that serialization changes writing styles. In the 1850s, Charles Dickens was the editor of a weekly magazine, Household Words. Household Words was published by Bradbury and Evans, a printing…

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    In Charles Dickens Great Expectations, Thomas Hood “I Remember, I Remember”, and James Payne “A Hopeless Passion”, the authors use major plot events, conflict and characterization to arise the concept and impression that one who obtains strength by conquering obstacles acquire stronger hope and ambition in the…

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    Estella's Segregation

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    Many books do this through traits they give their characters. When they do this they often base it off of a person they know. Which leads to the gender role differences in books and movies. This differences also go for real life. That’s what gives writers ideas on how a character should be. For example, when one starts to read a book, sometimes they thinks “where did this character come from?”. Often when we see a for who it involves a character in that story to be like that person. Like how…

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    Charles Dickens’s novel, Great Expectations, centers around the personal growth and development of a young orphan named Pip. When the novel begins, Pip encounters a convict named Magwitch while visiting the graves of his family. Magwitch scares Pip into giving him some food and a file to release himself from the shackles on his leg. Dickens uses several literary devices such as imagery, style, and point of view to recreate this scene in the readers mind. One important aspect of how Dickens…

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    Symbolism in Great Expectations Symbolism is very important in literature as it helps readers to understand a literary work very easily. Symbolism refers to the use of a word, situation, individual, or object to represent something else, for instance, an idea. There are different types of symbolism, such as metaphor and allegory, and various symbols are typically used to represent a specific concept. Dickens has used a number of symbols in his novel “Great Expectations.” The purpose of this…

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    Life bases itself on the thoughts we believe, the choices we make and the people we surround ourselves with. In Charles Dickens’ novel, Great Expectations, Pip, a young boy starts his childhood under the care of his abusive sister and her obedient, yet kind husband, Joe. Pip comes from a common household, but has always been satisfied with his normal life. However, that all changes when Pip finds himself stealing food for a convict and falling for Estella, the adopted daughter of a wealthy woman…

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    Millions of people’s lives are affected daily by just one disease involving obsession. Obsession can worm its way into one’s mind and consume it from within, destroying their relationships, morales, and life. Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations has a multitude of characters who are at various points of the spectrum. Miss Havisham is a wealthy woman who was jilted and could never let it go. Orlick is a man who believes he has done no wrong, and goes to extremes to seek vengeance for those who…

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    Billy Graham, a liberal evangelist, once stated, "The greatest legacy one can pass on is not money or other material things accumulated in one's life, but rather a legacy of character". Uniformly, the beloved author, Charles Dickens, left behind a legacy similarly described by Graham's words. Dickens was born into a large family with barely enough money to get by. Unfortunately, when Dickens entered his teenage years, he was forced to leave behind his education in order to add to the family…

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    Charles Dickens Guilt

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    always follows behind a crime and makes people realize the mistake made. It’s the emotionally strong people who can take responsibility to the crime and make it right. Charles Dickens, has sculpted his book “Great Expectations” around the idea of crime and guilt along with how his characters handle guilt. The statement Dickens is trying to present is, everyone in their life will commit a crime, big or small and will experience guilt; there are people who let it consume them but a truly strong…

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