Charles Dickens's Writing Techniques in Great Expectations

Charles Dickens's Writing Techniques in Great Expectations

There are several techniques of writing that Charles Dickens

constantly demonstrates in his novel Great Expectations. These

techniques include his theme of money and social power, his eccentric

characters, and his use of repetition. With out these qualities

Charles Dickens's novel Great Expectations would not be nearly as

enjoyable.

No other author in history quite compares to Dickens when it comes to

his eccentric characters. Most, if not all, of Dickens characters in

this novel have such peculiar way about them. The most eccentric of

all the characters in this novel would undoubtedly be Miss Havisham.

She is dressed in a tattered wedding dress, even though she has enough

money to acquire more cloths than anyone else in that area. She

refuses to keep her house

up to date, and has the most bizarre ways about her. She is just one

of many of Dickens

uncanny characters.

One of the last qualities that Dickens presents in this novel is his

use of repetition. He constantly repeats words and phrases to try to

get his point across. One of these phrases is used by Pip's relatives.

The phrase is "brought you up by hand", which is referring to how Mrs.

Joe raised Pip. The point that Dickens is trying to make is that she

raised him all by her self. However, there is a little bit of humor

behind this matter in the way that it can be meant another way. This

way being that she beats Pip, with her hand. Another time Dickens uses

this quality of writing in his novel is when Mr. Jagger's is telling

Pip of all the money he just inherited. He constantly uses the phase

"Your Great Expectations".

In conclusion, Charles Dickens uses lots of different techniques to

fulfill his novel. These techniques are his use of repetition, his

eccentric characters, and his theme of money and social power. Without

these qualities, Charles Dickens's Great Expectation would not be

nearly the same.

Great Expectations