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. ... He carries the imprisonment of the many lies and secrets he must keep to himself as a result of this experience. ... Whatever the prison may be, it is certain that the prevalent theme of imprisonment is a vital component of Gr...

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• Grade Level: High School

Great Expectations In Great Expectations, Pip, the protagonist and narrator of the story grows from a young child to a mannerly gentleman with high social status. Throughout the story he goes through many changes. ... Great Expectations was set in early Victorian times in England when great social changes were sweeping the nation. ... Pip's sudden rise from laborer to gentleman in Great Expectations forces him to move from one social extreme to another while dealing with the strict rules and "expectations" that governed Victorian England. ... Subsequently, Great Expectations has and w...

• Word Count: 1548
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

He overcame his past and ended up writing many great books. ... He wrote Great Expectations while he was getting a divorce. ... But others think his characters are great and his plots and themes are very well written. ... The whole story has several themes running through it. ... People's expectations(Great Expectations) are talked about and Dickens ever touches on finding ourselves as people. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Synopsis Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is the classic story of "rags to riches- seen from the eyes of a young boy, Pip. ... Themes The importance of love and forgiveness because it can be the only certain thing at times in ones life. ... He has great expectations of himself as he tries to improve himself morally and socially. ... He has an obsession of washing his hands as to keep the criminal taint off of him. Time and Setting Great Expectation is set in early Victorian England, a time a great social change. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

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. ... These are only some of the many way Joe has helped. ... A gentleman in the book was someone that possessed a lot of money, and social status, and "great expectations." ...

• Word Count: 1542
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School