In Great Expectations there is a very big difference between the working man and the gentleman. In Great Expectations the working men don't even interact with the gentlemen. ... For the gentlemen in Great Expectations to talk to or be friends with the working men was not normal. ... "Great Expectations is one of Dickens dark novels," Says Stevenson who finds Great Expectations to be a somewhat comical and grotesque. ... But this is not true; Great Expectations is a story about a young boy facing problems throughout is life and trying to overcome those problems. ...

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In Great Expectations, Pips benefactor seems to be Miss Haveshem. ... When reading Great Expectations you only get one side of the story because one person tells it, Pip. ... Joe acts as a father, a brother, and a friend throughout Great Expectations. ... A gentleman in the book was someone that possessed a lot of money, and social status, and "great expectations." ... Though Herbert pocket did not have "great expectations" he was still considered a gentleman because of his high status and money. ...

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On "Great Expectations" In an article written by Christopher D. ... In the profound novel, Great Expectations, written by Charles Dickens, the main character "Pip" is put through many tests that examine the type of man Pip strives to be and the type of man Pip really is. ... Great Expectations is, in a sense, a Cinderella story in which Pip's fairy godmother turns out to be a convict running from the law. ... Pip was given two central people in his life that cared a great deal for him. ... The Bad Faith of Pip's Bad Faith: Deconstructing Great Expectations. ...

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A fearful man, all in coarse grey, with a great iron on his leg."" Early on in the novel Great Expectations, Dickens introduces the concept of imprisonment, a theme that is subtly intertwined throughout the story. ... Pip, the protagonist of Great Expectations, and also the person being threatened in the above quote, suffers from imprisonment on a day to day basis. ... - As the reader can see, imprisonment is a theme that is intertwined throughout the story. ... Whatever the prison may be, it is certain that the prevalent theme of imprisonment is a vital component of Great Expectations....

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He overcame his past and ended up writing many great books. ... A big life filled with big books, full of great characters, an extensive amounts of plots, with bursts of great language." ... His more popular works included Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities and A Christmas Carol. ... He wrote Great Expectations while he was getting a divorce. ... People's expectations(Great Expectations) are talked about and Dickens ever touches on finding ourselves as people. ...

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In the book, Great Expectations, Pip changed a great deal from a puzzled boy to a sophisticated gentleman. He encountered many life-altering situations in the whole story. ... Pip went through a lot of life changing situations, and Magwitch helped him out a great deal. ... This would not have happened if he did not go through all the experiences because these positive and negative experiences helped Pip achieve his expectations. ...

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Great Expectations has many characters that are foils of each other. ... Foils in Great Expectations include Biddy and Estella; Joe and Mrs. ... A character foil in Great Expectations would be Biddy and Estella. ... Joe are a few foils from Great Expectations. ... These character pairs make the story more interesting because they are constantly reminding you of each characters different qualities....

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Great Expectations. "Great Expectations" was written by Charles Dickens in 1861. "Great Expectations" is a coming of age story that revolves around the life of one man Pip. ... "Great Expectations" is a story that the public can relate to because at some point, everyone goes through the struggles that Pip must battle. ... "Great Expectations" discusses various themes on crime, law and the criminal justice system. ...

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Great Expectations is an exhilarating tale of a passionate, romantic, and somewhat unrealistic person named Pip. When the story starts he is an orphan boy being raised by his sister. ... One day Pip learns is informed that a secret benefactor has left him a great fortune, and he must go to London to collect. ... Oakland University put on a production of Great Expectations. ... Because I have not read the book, seen the movie or seen other productions of Great Expectations, I do not have anything to base the Oakland Universities production of Great Expectations on. ...

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In Charles Dickens' Great Expectations, he discusses some social issues from Victorian England. ... The prison system of Great Expectations is actually from the early nineteenth century while Dickens actually wrote the story between the years 1860 and 1861. ... The information gathered for thus paper from books are from Charles Dickens" Great Expectations. ... (Great Expectations p. 761-762) Mrs. ... (Great Expectations p.771) Charles Dickens tells that he believe that the Hulks look like a "wicked Noah's ark" even though he may have seen a Hulk yet he has never s...

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Synopsis Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is the classic story of "rags to riches- seen from the eyes of a young boy, Pip. ... In the end this is a story of unconditional love and forgiveness. ... He has great expectations of himself as he tries to improve himself morally and socially. ... Time and Setting Great Expectation is set in early Victorian England, a time a great social change. ... Motifs-the comparison of people to inanimate objects; mist; desire for self-improvement; the ongoing connection between Pip and everyone else in the story, even without his knowledge; the judi...

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Great Expectations Plot Development Exposition: The setting of the begginning this story takes place in a small village located on some marshes in England. ... (Great Expectations, Chapter 1, page 1 and 2) This quote tells us some of the land features as well as the tone of dark and sad. ... This story could have been a love story if she would have accepted Pip. ... This is shown in the story when Pip states, "...his large head, his dark complexion, his deep-set eyes, his bushy black eyebrows, his large watch-chain, his strong black dots of beard and whisker, and even...

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In Great ExpectaƟons, Dickens has Pip eventually reject the Victorian concept of a gentleman and embrace the example of Joe. ... The plot of Great Expectations centres on how a boy of working-class origin becomes a "gentleman.... His progress represents the class mobility of the mid-Victorian age of "great expectations," in which even the poor working classes could dream of success and become wealthy enough to aspire to rank. ... In Great Expectations, while an inclusionary impulse can be found in Pip's incorporation into the category of gentleman, this exclusionary impuls...

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Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens, tells of a young child, Pip, and his revelation from childhood to adulthood. ... His sister is strict and has great respect in their small town. He is given a great opportunity to become what he is always dreamt about, becoming a gentleman. ... Pip undergoes maturation and self-discovery from the beginning of the story to the end. ... All the characters in the story are vital to the to Pip's life. ...

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Dickens, in the novel Great Expectations, exploits the ambiguity of the term gentleman. ... Joe's quiet goodness makes him one of the few completely sympathetic characters in Great Expectations. ... Throughout the story, Joe remained the one and only true gentleman. ...

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Watts, the only white man in Bougainville, reads them the novel "Great Expectations," by Charles Dickens which she uses as an escape from her life on the island. ... She first reacts to their deaths very calmly but when the weight of what has happened starts to take a toll on her well being, Matilda uses Pip, a character in "Great Expectations," to find her will to live. ... When Matilda can not produce the book "Great Expectations" which was ordered of her by a rambo, she does what she feels she knows and relates her situation to Pip by saying she "now [knew] fear as Pip had known it wh...

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Great Expectations is, I think, a very sad and rueful story. It is because this story shows how human life is empty. ... So it is really sad and rueful story. ... The love for Estella makes his expectations more complete one. ... I dont know what this fact means in the whole story because I read only half of the story. ...

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Great Expectations Essay Settings act as a key role to understanding a characters development. ... Pip was living a great life. ... The story proves that anything can change for the better overtime. ...

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The book is "great expectations". ... The readability of the "Great Expectations" 1. "Great Expectations" is the works of Dickens' later period. ... Compared with them, "Great Expectations" is less famous worldwide. ... Some are about how a young man grows up, such as "Great Expectations". ...

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Pip forever changes throughout the novel. He not only changes physically when he grows up into the genteel society, but changes in his mind. Pip's identity seems to change him the most. Even from the beginning, Pip never had his own personality. Never could be or do what he wanted. This puts a lot...

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Great Expectations was written by Charles Dickens around the time of 1860-1861 and was initially written as a periodical for a newspaper. The story centres around Pip, who is the main character of the book, and is written in the style of first person narrative. ... Pip tells his story from the time when he is seven, and is an innocent boy from a poor background, until he is twenty-three. ... Pip is instantly terrified and is almost beside himself at the sight of this man who is - "A fearful man, all in coarse grey, with a great iron on his leg". ... All these things set the scene for the n...

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In the story Great Expectations there is not only one type of love, there are many different types and perspectives of love, all held by the many characters of the novel. ... Love is mentioned numerous times during the story in lots of different forms, including friendship, forgiveness, and compassion. Great Expectations is a story in which the characters all have their own views on love and all use the emotion of love in their own ways. ... Great Expectations offered many different types and views on love. ... Great Expectations is a true book for those who find interest in the variety of...

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In "Great Expectations", Charles Dickens captures the reader's interest in a number of ways. ... Dickens gets the reader involved with the story, and successfully attempts to sub-consciously place the reader in the story, so that he/she must stick it out to the end. This also means he/she feels each twist in the plot, and shock in the story. ...

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The story of Ni Kan the the expectations she had throughout her life has reminded me of a story of my own. ... Kids like me were looked at as the kids who would never be successful or be great at anything. ... Unfortunately they were not great expectations. ... Great examples of the different paths expectation can lead to are the Amy Tan story as well as my own. ... Everyone has their own story and their own way of handling things. ...

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In Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour,"" we learn about a woman and her acceptance of a less satisfying life. Louis Mallard leads a happy life with little troubles; but because of the expectations of a woman during the late nineteenth century, she is confined to a model life. ... One of the many themes in this story is not accepting life as it comes but directing it in a desired path. ... This story has many themes. ... In today's society, women have made great strides to equality. ...

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