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    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…

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    plot is unravelled when Charles Marlow, a man who is brought to marry noble woman Miss Kate Hardcastle by her father, has a minor foible whereby he is frozen stiff with fear when it comes to talking and socializing with upper-class women. However when it comes to maids and lower class ladies Marlow feels very comfortable and even lively. Miss Hardcastle decides to disguise herself to put him at ease. In the farce Miss Hardcastle is an elegant, dignified and intelligent noble woman but her…

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    conflict for Pip; however, Estella creates internal conflict for herself even though it is less obvious. Estella has been greatly influenced by Miss Havisham, despite the fact she is not her biological mother. Miss Havisham uses her own corrupt experiences to plant her ideologies into Estella’s head, hoping she can be the key to her revenge on men. Miss Havisham’s life experiences influence her daughter greatly, similar to “The Box”, where the protagonist discovers the deep and dark secrets of…

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    Their master-servant relationship is initially clearly defined within this dichotomy, but begins to shift when Mr Salgado accords Triton with a sense of self-worth which he never possessed, complicating his position as a marginalised figure. When Miss Nili, Mr Salgado’s love interest becomes a part of the household, her presence introduces a new dynamic within Triton and Mr Salgado’s relationship, but also in the way Triton perceives himself. It becomes evident that Triton is both an insider and…

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    sentences. Nevertheless, Pip's discomfort at his origins contributes his aspiration to become a "gentleman". One day, Pip wants to marry Estella. In order to do so, Pip has to meet her standards. Towards the start of chapter eleven, Estella guided Pip to Miss Havisham’s room until she came to a stop to turn to Pip. There she interrogated him, asking a few questions: “Am I pretty?” To this, Pip replied “Yes; I think you are very pretty.” Estella’s next question being “Am I insulting?” “Not as…

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    Miss America will claim that they make available 45 million dollars in women’s scholarship annually. Digging into the miss America website they are registered as a non-profit, which means that they are required to file public tax forms and in 2012 is was recorded that they donated a little less than 500,000 dollars in cash scholarships, which leaves us with 44 and a half million dollars short of what they originally claimed they gave. When Miss America claims that they are…

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    Miss Havisham was formerly known to be a beautiful and joyful woman in her youth, but once Compeyson cancelled the wedding, the house and herself ended up being repulsive and old. This also relates to the title of the novel because her expectations for…

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    view the creation of such humor and how it visualizes the narrator as first person. It was a shallow day where Pip goes to Satis house with Pumblechook and visits this lady dressed in white, which is Miss Havisham and as he enters the house he visualizes unusual things. He starts discussing with Miss Havisham and she tells him to call Estella where Pip meets this beautiful girl named Estella and starts playing games. When he leaves he gets deeply thoughts of “that I was a common labouring-boy;…

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    them. However, the quote is partially contradictory to her true character as Estella actually has a heart, softness, and sympathy, which is why she issues this warning towards Pip. During the childhood of Estella, Miss Havisham tried to make something out of her which was not real. Miss Havisham always bossed her around, made decisions for me, and planned out her entire life, in which Estella never had any say. This led to her continuously suffering and being unhappy with the rest of the…

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    multiracial, future firefighter. An American is the reigning Ms. America, yet, cannot represent America in the Miss Universe Pageant. I find it idiosyncratic that we actually have a Ms. America and a Miss U.S.A. Do not mistaken them, for only, Miss U.S.A., can represent the United States at the Miss Universe pageant (Vultaggio, 2014). The reason for this? The Miss Universe and the Miss U.S.A. are both sponsored by Donald Trump and the Ms. America Pageant is a non-profit organization…

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