Charles Dickens' Great Expectations
Introduction:
‘Great Expectations’ was one of Dickens’ best-known novels and was
written in 1860. ‘Great Expectations’ is a Bildungsroman and follows
the progression of Pip from child to adult; from humble blacksmith to
gentleman; from innocence to experience; from rags to riches and on
his journey, Pip meets a range of interesting characters, from the
comical Wemmick, to the cruel Estella. This novel reflects parts of
Victorian times, with class divide, child labour and improving one’s
fortunes.
Dickens wrote to entertain the public and the public got a say in how
the novel progressed due to the fact that Dickens wrote in monthly
instalments in a magazine called ‘Household Words’. Dickens even had
to re-write the final chapter so that the public was satisfied.
Therefore Dickens needed to make his characters striking and memorable
so that they were remembered later in the book.
This novel also reflects Dickens’ own life experiences. Dickens was
poor as a child and throughout his life, he worked his way up and
became rich and this is reflected in the story with Pip going from a
poor, lower class boy to a rich, upper class gentleman.
In this essay I am going to explore how Dickens made his key
characters striking and memorable by using different methods.
Section 1- Magwitch
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Dickens wrote ‘Great Expectations’ in the first person perspective of
Pip. By doing this Dickens used a method by which he can create
memorable and striking characters because the way that Pip reacts to
the characters and the way they treat Pip makes us remember them. At
the beginning of the book in chapter 1, Pip meets Magwitch, an escaped
convict who threatens P...
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...ds striking and memorable through use of physical
description, setting and speech. The way that the characters interact
with Pip is also important.
Dickens makes Magwitch striking and memorable because of the way he is
introduced through speech and the way he makes Pip and us feel.
Miss Havisham is made particularly memorable to the reader, as she is
so bizarre- receiving Pip initially in her dressing room and living
her life in a time warp.
Wemmick is perhaps the character most people can relate to- he is
middle class and lives two separate lives. His individualism, his
appearance and choice of home make him striking and memorable.
The character who makes the biggest impression on me is Mr Wemmick
because I think that his house and his actions are very bizarre and I
believe he is a funny character and I think he is the character I can
relate to.
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Charles 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. Dickens creates Pip to be a possible prototype of his own and his father’s life. Pip’s qualities are kept under wraps because the changes in him are more important than his general personality. Dickens created Pip to be a normal everyday person that goes through many changes, which allows a normal reader to relate and feel sympathetic towards Pip.
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