Miss Independent

Pip runs into a man on the road that seems to know him. The man starts to stir his drink with a file and the man is either the convict from his past or a man who knows exactly what Pip did to assist the convict. Chapter 45 This chapter tells Miss Havishem's story on why her house is so haunting and sad. Her second marriage turned out to be a huge plot against her, when he left her on her wedding day. Everything in her house was in the exactly the same as the day he left her. This is why…

to a halt when Pip becomes Joes apprentice ,and learns Joes trade as a blacksmith (Grogan,2014).Due to his meeting Miss Havisham and Estella Pip changes, he becomes ashamed of his humble beginning, the trade he is learning and Joe whom he cares about ,he is so ashamed that doesn’t want Estella and Miss Havishm to find out “ now it was all coarse and common, I would not have had miss Havisham and Estella see it on my account” (86-87).Before completing his apprenticeship ,he is informed by a…

was good, but she was being bullied by other girls in her age group of competing. They made an “Anti-Natalie” campaign and were never nice. Even though Natalie suffered this bullying, she says she grew from it. She competed in Miss America, and said that with the help of Miss America she created self goals for herself and it encouraged her to to chase her educational dreams (Stern n.p.). With Natalie being one of many who support pageants, there still is far to many negative signs coming from…

The story of Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë centres on the character of Heathcliff. In the beginning Heathcliff was a homeless orphan and throughout the novel grew as a character, gaining wealth and power. Heathcliff has numerous relationships with other characters within the novel which really give the reader an insight into his personality and what kind of person he is when dealing with different scenarios which he come across. The two main households and property’s which the novel…

boy, he meets the rich and secluded Miss Havisham. Miss Havisham introduces Pip to her young adoptive daughter, named Estella. She raises Estella to not love, for she is intent on saving Estella from heartbreak. While she does this, she also trains her to break the hearts of others, much as her heart was broken by a man in her youth. She eventually learns to regret her teachings, showing Miss Havisham as being a dynamic character. When the reader first meets Miss Havisham, she has the agenda…

and Magwitch, and Miss Havisham and Estella. Despite the supposed familial qualities of these relationships, the insinuation of the characters’ actions in volumes one and two demonstrate the selfish nature of human intent. However, in the final volume, Dickens illustrates the ability to redeem one’s nature through admittance in the final volume, as the characters began to reflect on their actions. The relationship between Miss Havisham and Estella and the reason behind Miss Havisham’s…

In the past people have done whatever they could to achieve the most wealth and highest status possible. Some have this idea that this so called wealth/status means just about everything in life. People misconcep what they are really even living for. Itis a disgrace that one feels that being wealthy is the only things that matters in life. These mercenary people do not even think about how it is important to be a good person and do positive things for the world. For example, Bernie Madoff…

Miss Havisham, whose memories of her relationship with Compeyson haunts her, teaches Estella to break men's hearts, including Pip's, as vicarious revenge for her pain. Later, she realizes that she is no longer trying to do so after witnessing Pip's admission of love for Estella. Miss Havisham opens up to Pip and tells him about Estella, and how, “when she first came to me, I meant to save her…

In "Miss Brill" by Katherine Mansfield, an elderly woman describes how she feels and what she sees as she visits Seaside Park on a Sunday afternoon for her weekly ritual. Miss Brill portrays a lonely, elderly English school teacher who would like a different reality from the one she lives in. Miss Brill attends Seaside Park as an escape from her reality and to feel as a part of society. Miss Brill time is only taken up by her trips to the park and her 5th grade students. Mansfield shows the…

because it is kept a secret. When Pip comes of age, he is apprenticed to his father Joe, a blacksmith, until his presence is requested by Miss Havisham, an elderly woman. At the house, he is met by Estella, Miss Havisham's foster child, and the two play cards together to amuse Miss Havisham. This is repeated weekly, although occasionally Pip will support Miss Havisham as she walks around her old house. This all changes the day that a mysterious benefactor gives Pip a wealth- and great…