Essays on Great Expectations

Chapter 1 As an infant, Philip Pirrip was unable to pronounce either his first name or his last; doing his best, he called himself “Pip,” and the name stuck. Now Pip, a young boy, is an orphan living in his sister’s house in the marsh country in the west of England. One evening, Pip sits…

1. Chapter 8 has a massive impact on the rest of the novel and characters lives. In this chapter both Estella and Miss Havisham make Pip aware of his status and as he gets older he wants to change alot and he starts to look down on people who as a child helped him alot…

Introduction “Look at me, so pail, weak and powerless. This can’t be me. I used to be so strong, so beautiful. Now, I feel so lonely and so near to my death. Section 1 I remember the day of my wedding, how could I even forget that day, the day that I was so foolish…

Compare Chapter 1 of ‘Great Expectations’ in which Pip first meets the convict with Chapter 39 when the convict returns. The first thing that could be noted when comparing these two chapters is the length of each. Though this could be passed over, I think is shows how a small a difference the convict made…

In my essay my essay I am going to be exploring what techniques Charles Dickens uses to create characters and themes raised through them. The three main characters I will be focussing on in my essay will be: Pip, Miss’s Havisham and Estella. I will be exploring how these three characters are used my Dickens…

Great ExpectationsIn the novel Great Expectations, written in 1860 by Charles Dickens, there is an underlying theme of disillusionment, but it is not a melancholy book. The main character, named Pip, has many “great expectations” in his life, but over the course of time these illusions are slowly shattered. This would make one think that…

Victorian Times/ Great Expectations Essay, Research Paper There are many things about the Victorian Age that are different from our manner of life today. Evidence of this can be found in such elements of the 1800 ’ s as wooing manners, child- raising, transit, lodging and callings. The novel and movie Great Expectations give many…

Victorian society was very class orientated and gentlemen were the elite of their world. Traditionally gentlemen came from good backgrounds, were wealthy and conducted themselves in a proper and gentlemanly manner. Charles Dickens’ disagrees with these stereotypes and he shows this in his novels. In Great Expectations Philip Phirrip, nicknamed ‘Pip’, thrives to become what…

In the novel Great Expectations, the author Charles Dickens uses the first person narrative throughout the novel. The first person narrative is the main character, Pip. However, in this book the first person narrative comes in a retrospective form, with Pip looking back on his life. The retrospective point of view is key in this…

The following people effect Pip and are effected by him. Each has distinct personal characteristics and qualities.Mrs. Joe, Pips sister, is about twenty when Pip is born. She is Pips only known relative that is alive and has brought him up by hand. She is portrayed as a strict mean person to Pip and Joe…