1. Dickens' Use of Language - Miss Havisham
All the clocks "which had stopped at twenty to nine" further accentuate the idea of stopped time, as if everything has frozen and Miss Havisham has continued on living but is not living in the present which creates an unnerving atmosphere within the house and creates an element of mystery and suspense. ... Up to this point in the novel, the reader is uneased by Miss Havisham, however Miss Havisham soon alarms the reader by her negative influence over Estella as she tells her to "break his heart". This alarms the reader as Miss Havisham is encouraging negative and spiteful b...
- Word Count: 984
- Approx Pages: 4
- Grade Level: Undergraduate