Synopsis Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is the classic story of "rags to riches- seen from the eyes of a young boy, Pip. ... Characters Pip-orphaned at a young age he lived a poor life with his sister and her husband. ... 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. ... Major Symbols, Allusions, Motifs Symbols-Satis House represents the stereotypical upper class residence and is Pip's goal in tangible form. ...

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He was an important symbol in the book. His character provides insight of race relations during the turn of the century. He represents all African Americans who challenged the expectations many whites have of them. His character was formed with great pride like a typical African American had at that time period. ... Washington was another key symbol in the book. ...

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He was an important symbol in the book. His character provides insight of race relations during the turn of the century. He represents all African Americans who challenged the expectations many whites have of them. His character was formed with great pride like a typical African American had at that time period. ... Washington was another key symbol in the book. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Readers have different expectations from fiction and. ... The characters and situations are "made up." ... Fiction commonly communicates through images and symbols. ... But there would not be a story without characters and more importantly, the conflict between the characters? ... The Antagonist must have great power or status. ...

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Upon deeper inspection the story has strong notes of feminism in the central character Elisa Allen. ... The drifter feigns great interest in Elisa's chrysanthemums and asks her many questions about them. ... She bathes and "primps" carefully, putting on "her newest under-clothing and her nicest stockings and the dress which was the symbol of her prettiness" (paragraph 94). ... Steinbeck makes it very easy to relate to this woman's struggle for strength and contentment in a life that does not meet her expectations. ... She sadly realizes that she can never live up to the expectations ...

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In most plays and novels, authors create depth in characters by demonstrating habits and actions. ... Amanda, Tom's mother is hopeful and has high expectations for her children, especially her daughter. ... Examining the symbols of the unicorn, coffin, and movies, Tennessee Williams seems to be saying that there is more comfort in illusion and imagination than in reality, developing the theme of fantasy verses reality. ... - Tom dreams of greatness and explorations but is tied down to his dead end job and an unsatisfied family that most of time, he can't stomach to be around. ...

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In Things Fall Apart it seems like whenever the main character, Okonkwo, gains hope things happen to fall apart . ... In Addition to the synonymous feeling both the book and the poem give, they both expose a great shift from and old era to a new era. ... He didn't want to have to live up to the expectations of his father , Okonkwo . ... Where the falcon is the symbol of the lesser power and the falconer the symbol of the higher power . ...

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Homer's Odysseus, King Arthur and his knights of the round table; this storyline has been classified as heroic symbolism with the defining action being character traits. ... The concept of a hero is none other than an archetype, while the character himself, capable of producing a personality is the archetypal image. Archetypes, more than the archetypal image itself are crucial for any basic understanding of a narrative or symbol. ... When the title hero is reared, almost instantly does the unconscious provide knowledge about a character we know absolutely nothing about. ... This aspect is...

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He created a type of character, not a specific individual. ... Flaubert's style is also described as indirect free-style in which he very carefully describes characters not directly as the author, but through the eyes of another character. ... The beauty of Flaubert's style as a critical realist is perhaps most evident in the manner in which he creates rhythm within the novel with the building up of Emma's expectations and then having them plummet back to the depths of disparity. ... The elation of marriage is all but forgotten when she tosses her wedding bouquet, as a symbo...

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Through his main character, Dmitri Dmitrich Gurov, Chekhov is able to show how a man can be held back from the very freedoms in life by society and its laws and institutions. ... The depression of being with a person who you neither love nor care about took a great toll on Gurov. ... Having children is a symbol for a unity and bond between a family, something that Gurov was adamant in not having with his family. ... This shows how Gurov had high expectations of himself to become something greater in life, to obtain a deeper purpose in his life, yet he was held back by society where he had to ...

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