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He had expected it to be the world, the beginning of a new future, and the start of a new life. However, it did not meet up with his anticipated expectations. The reality of London was dreary and dismal, unlike the appearance of it from afar. High social status seems to have a beautiful appearance, but the veracity of the class system is not as good as it would seem...
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However, it did not meet up with his anticipated expectations. The reality of London was dreary and dismal, unlike the appearance of it from afar. High social status seems to have a beautiful appearance, but the veracity of the class system is not as good as it would seem...
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great expectations themes The most important theme throughout the book can be said to be ambition and self-improvement. Pip at heart is an idealist; whenever he is convinced that something is superior to what he has, he immediately desires to obtain that improvement...	3 / 631
Great Expectations One evening while visiting his parents' graves, an escaped convict, who orders him at the peril of his life to obtain food and a file for his leg irons, grabs Pip...	3 / 655
great expectations At the start of the novel, Pip is uneducated and unaware of his social class, or even that he belongs to a social class. Since he does not know of any "better" lifestyle, Pip is content with what he has and who he knows...	3 / 590
Great Expectations Dickens Pip's character's importance to the plot of the novel "Great Expectations" is paramount. Charles Dickens uses an ongoing theme over the course of this novel...	4 / 1026
great expectations essay Miss Havisham wants revenge on the male race because of what happened to her on her wedding day. Miss Havisham uses Estella and Pip in her plan for revenge...	2 / 501
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Author: Charles Dickens Main Characters: Pip ? The main character, Estella ? The rich girl, Joe ? Pip's uncle the blacksmith, Miss Havisham ? The rich old lady, Magwitch ? The convict and Pip's benefactor Setting: Kent a town full of marshes by the river Point of View: Dialogue Theme(s): Becoming a gentleman and living in poverty, falling in love with a beautiful girl named Estella who is very rich...	2 / 368
Great Expectations While he was working for Miss Havisham, he stumbled upon two escaped, starving convicts. He is frightened into providing food for them. However, frightened or not, one of the convicts never forgets Pip's "kindness...	1 / 156