Great Expectations explores, through Pip's perception of motherhood his desire to escape his difficult childhood by becoming a gentleman. Pip's lack of a mother figure gives him a sense of not belonging, taking him on a journey to discover where he belongs. Pip experiences abuse and shame through the relationship with Mrs Joe, but nurture and unconditional love from Joe, creating Pip's desire to escape and discover his sense of belonging within society....

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• Grade Level: High School

She is a strong woman with a great sense of tradition but at the same time she suffers from a very skewed perception of the world. While her seeming insanity drivers her to murder it also seems to be balanced by her character and her strong inner sense of pride, both in herself and in her family. Throughout most of this story Emily Grierson gives us the sense of strength. ...

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Even Miss Elizabeth Bennet, who is proud of her perception, is pulled in my Wickham's charms. ... She is incredibly intelligent quick witted, down to earth and has a playful sense of humor. ... Elizabeth takes great pride in her perception and her ability to perceive the truth in situations and of peoples" characters. ... In the beginning, Elizabeth takes great pride in her perception of other characters although we soon find that she is strongly influenced by vanity and the opinions of others and often judges too rashly. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Throughout the text Salinger demonstrates Holden's unique perception of normality and this is evident when Holden tries to wake up a fellow student in the middle of the night to sell a typewriter. ... The technique draws upon the continuous flow of sense perceptions, thoughts and feelings as well as conveying the story through the use of memory and progression of the human mind. ... AS the reader, the employment of stream of consciousness instils a sense of doubt in terms of the reliability of the prose, yet it provides the reader with an insight into Holden's mental processes throug...

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Fiction can be true, however, only in the sense that the actions or behaviors "ring true" with what we know of the world. ... With fiction, the meaning is dependent on the perceptions, imagination, and feelings of the reader. ... The Antagonist's rationale toward his actions should make sense to an audience as to why he's doing what he's doing. Depending on how riveting the story is, the Antagonist's actions and reason does not have to make sense to the reader. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Emma's astonishment at Mr Elton's declaration of love, indicates her lack of perception and need for maturity in listening to the advice and warnings of the two Knightly brothers. ... This is in one sense denoted by Emma's invitation for Jane Fairfax to take Harriet's place at the party. ...

• Word Count: 1241
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate