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One of Miss Marple’s biggest struggles in the novel is her resistance to the gentrification of her community. Throughout the novel she constantly laments over the modernization of her once quaint village. Agatha Christie demonstrates this at the beginning of the novel when Miss Marple visits “St Mary Mead was not the place it had been... Miss Marple, who was a very sensible lady, knew that quite well. It was just that, in…

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…

For instance, Miss Havisham, who is very wealthy seems to not care about Pip’s well being or his feelings while she uses him as a pawn to teach Estella to “break his heart”. (Dickens 42) This evidence is important, because all that is known about Miss Havisham coming into Satis House is she is part of an affluent family, and after Pip witnesses how Miss Havisham treats him and uses Estella for her own vendetta, using her status to…

Magwitch as soon as possible. Pip’s obsession with social classes causes him to become embarrassed by Magwitch, despite all he has done for him. Pip is ashamed to learn that the convict, representing the lower class, is the one supplying his wealth, not Miss Havisham. Pip is disgusted by Magwitch’s lack of classiness, poor language, and criminal background. Pip does not want to be seen with Magwitch because he does not fit into Pip’s new identity, despite the fact that he is the reason for…

talking to Joe each and everyday. When Pip got the opportunity to visit Miss Havisham’s house and meet Estella, he started to think differently. He realized their was a difference between people of a higher class; Miss…

and secrets. Christies works symbolized the battle women during this time period were faced with while fighting for enhancement and equality of their rights. The main character of the novel Miss Marple was an elderly village woman who could be described as having the inside scoop on everything that happens. Miss Marple stood for more than just being an elderly lady, she was used as a symbol to show that women were…

Great Expectations was written by author Charles Dickens. It covers the life of a boy named Pip. Pip falls in love with a girl named Estella whose adopted mother is Miss. Havisham. Miss. Havisham had shaped and formed Estella to shy away from love and to take it upon herself to keep the revenge going. Pip has noticed that the reason that Estella may not want him would be because he’s not a true gentlemen. He later finds out that he gets an anonymous benefactor that gives him money. Pip takes the…

realize that they have met before: Herbert is the young man Pip bested in a fight at the garden in Satis House. Pip and Herbert agree to live together, with Herbert helping Pip on his road to gentlemanliness. Herbert also explains the story behind Miss Havisham: it is one involving a lower class man who stole her heart and smashed it, which may explain why she seemed so opposed to Pip earlier in the novel. Pip visits the distasteful world of the Royal Exchange before going to Matthew Pocket’s…

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 sort of grudge against men and wanted revenge. She utilized her power over her adopted daughter, Estella and influenced her to get back at men, and taught her to break boy’s hearts. When Estella was brought to Miss Havisham’s house, Miss Havisham just…

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…