The Value of Originality
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As American poet, Ralph Waldo Emerson, once said, “To be yourself, in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” In other words, pressure and temptation lurk in every corner and create a self-image that everyone feels obligated to have and people should not fear being themselves for the sake of others’ opinions. Charles Dickens conveys this message primarily through his protagonist, Pip, in his classic Great Expectations. Before Pip gained wealth and confidence, he constantly tried to impress the beautiful, yet arrogant Estella. His expectations only fueled the burning desire to please her, along with his drastic change in attitude. Estella, side effects of wealth, and loyal family like Joe all helped Pip realize that others can help form his opinions, but he possesses the ability to act for himself. Throughout Great Expectations, Charles Dickens implies that in order to attain true happiness, people must stay true to their character regardless of negative influences. In Great Expectations, Pip became elegant and educated for Estella, which succeeded, but failed to win Estella’s heart. Pip begins to feel conscious of his common beginnings and family to impress her, although he knows that Estella holds no feelings for him. Estella often tests his resilience with her verbal and mental abuse, particularly when “her eyes laughed mischievously” (101) at him. Pip obviously senses that Estella is not a compassionate person, yet he is still drawn to her. He wanted to gain her respect by rising to her own level through any means possible, even using an innocent friend like Biddy for his own selfish purposes. Pip decides “that the best step I could take towards making [himself] un-common ... ... middle of paper ... ...kens’ Great Expectations. He now realizes that no one, not even Estella and Joe, can set standards for who he should be. Another significant lesson Pip learns is the effect money should have on his life. Wealth should not affect or change who he is in any way, shape, or form. Even in a Victorian society, riches are merely a means of obtaining concrete possessions and personality is what really counts. Pip’s many disappointments in himself show that others can influence his character, but he makes the final choice that reflects his real persona to the world. The reader should now sense that straying away from one’s true nature can only result in unhappiness and confusion. In Great Expectations, Pip overcomes the ultimate challenge of ignoring the world’s values in life and emerging as one of God’s unique individuals. Works Cited Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how charles dickens conveys this message through his protagonist, pip, in his classic great expectations.
- Analyzes how pip became elegant and educated for estella, which succeeded, but failed to win her heart.
- Analyzes how money shaped pip into a greedy, love-struck man desperate to reach an unlikely goal.
- Analyzes how pip mistreated joe, but shows his loving nature by not holding onto those feelings of bitterness. affection proved to be the solution for finding a lost personality.
- Analyzes how pip realizes that no one, not even estella and joe, can set standards for who he should be in charles dickens' great expectations.
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In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how in charles dickens' novel great expectations, pip dreams of becoming a "gentleman of great expectations." he becomes arrogant, ambitious, and loyal as he grows up.
- Analyzes how pip showed his kindness throughout the novel, such as when he brought a piece of pork pie to the convict who seizes him.
- Analyzes how pip's kindness is replaced with ambition. he is ungrateful to his friends and his lavish way of life causes his friend herbert to go into debt.
- Analyzes how pip learns that being loyal to friends and not despising those less fortunate than he is, that is what makes a true gentleman.
- Analyzes how pip, as a young child, proves that he is kind, but grows into ambitions, and becomes loyal to all those around him. he learns to change his ways and lives happily with loved ones.
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- Analyzes how pip's expectations of marrying estella increase after he settles into london with his new friend herbert. he feels regret for not visiting joe and biddy, but doesn't do anything for his guilt.
- Analyzes how pip's dream of becoming a gentleman is realized upon his meeting of estella, the love of his life.
- Analyzes how pip rushes to see estella, even though she has always treated him cold-heartedly and lowly.
- Analyzes how pip's actions are based solely on his character, not greed or ambition.
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- Analyzes how charles dickens portrays the years of childhood as a time of confusion, darkness, and terror, but this unfavorable childhood helps pip mature in many different ways.
- Analyzes how pip's miserable childhood is established within the first few chapters of the play.
- Analyzes how pumblechook's selfish decision to force pip to see miss havisham inspired him to become a gentleman.
- Analyzes how the shameful treatment of pip from the beautiful and powerful estella influenced his growth and character.
- Analyzes how pip's growth is a result of his understanding and sensitivity of the world around him.
- Analyzes how pip's unpleasant experiences with different people influence his growth and journey in becoming a gentleman. his sister made him sensitive through her beatings and mr. pumblechook forced him to see miss havisham.
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- Analyzes how dickens' great expectations depicts the desire for improvement through the conversation and actions of the characters, including pip.
- Analyzes how the characters of magwitch and pip make bad decisions, but throughout the novel they realize their wrong doings and strive for better understanding.
- Analyzes how miss havisham's decision to raise estella with the ideal that all men are evil can be viewed as a poor decision, as it prevents her from finding real love.
- Analyzes how the level of education created barriers and prevented healthy relationships between characters. this led characters to go out of their comfort zones to gain knowledge to be accepted.
- Analyzes how estella realizes miss havisham raised her to show no love, which leaves her longing for the knowledge of what true love is and how to find it.
- Explains that social classes have been the main barriers in many of the character's lives, but they have provided the motivation for lower-class characters, such as pip and mrs. joe, to advance and improve their rank in society.
- Analyzes how magwitch's ex-partner, compeyson, is sentenced to seven years in prison and he is deported to new south wales, australia. he uses his newly gained knowledge to gain respect in australia and make a good fortune.
- Analyzes how dickens emphasizes that the desire to improve oneself is one of the most important things in life. the basis of a personality is shaped when growing up and cannot be changed.
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- Analyzes how dickens comments on the stratums of the victorian social class system in great expectations. pip's perspective exposes the confusing personality of someone transcending social barriers.
- Analyzes how charles dickens describes the abuses in victorian england, such as economics and social class. joe gargery, uncle pumblechook, and bentley drummle represent the upper class
- Analyzes how joe gargery in great expectations represents the idea of the working class in britain.
- Analyzes how uncle pumblechook is an example of the middle class and shows comic relief in great expectations as dickens mocks him.
- Analyzes how money cannot buy love or guarantee happiness, although money can change a person. pip's love for estella is unrequited, meaning she never returns his feelings.
- Explains that money in great expectations was another sole reason why pip wanted to become a gentleman.
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- Analyzes how pip trusts a few people before his "great expectations", but made lifelong friends when he went to london.
- Analyzes how pip has a strong friendship with biddy, mr. wopsle's great aunt’s grand-daughter, which teaches him that he can trust his friend.
- Analyzes how pip's friendship with herbert is an important part of the novel. he learned so much from herbert that he wouldn't have gone through so many experiences without him.
- Analyzes how pip learns that his convict, also known as magwitch, is his benefactor.
- Analyzes how friendship helps pip find his "great expectations" and learn that he can be happy without wealth.
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- Analyzes how pip's moral spirals downwards when he comes into his "great expectations." he wavers between being snobbish and feeling guilty over being so, but tries to comfort joe, though not whole-heartily.
- Analyzes how pip begins to mature and think more for himself when he helps herbert. wemmick is an embodiment of what a social conscious person would do.
- Analyzes how pip has his moral redemption and breaks free from all the ideas he has on class. magwitch's return is the catalyst for this.
- Analyzes how dickens' novel great expectations follows the maturing of philip pirrip from a very young age until his adulthood.
- Analyzes how the novel ends with pip returning home after being away parallels his moral journal to rediscover the kindness he had as a child.
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- Analyzes how great expectations by charles dickens follows the life of phillip pirrip, self-named pip. he is destined to be the apprentice of his blacksmith brother-in-law, joe gargery.
- Analyzes how pip, an innocent and gullible child, assumes another man in the marsh is the young man on the way to bring abel the food without speaking a word of what he had seen.
- Analyzes how pip realizes that becoming the apprentice to the blacksmith is no longer what he wishes for in life. he wants to be with estella, and the only way for that to happen is by being a gentleman.
- Describes how they set off on the four-mile walk to our forge, pondering, as they went along, on all they had seen, and deeply revolving that they were a common labouring-boy.
- Analyzes how pip's attitude towards the status of those he cares about has declined over the years of his apprenticeship.
- Analyzes how pip's attitude towards the common has taken a turn for the worse. he begins to treat them as if they are below him.
- Analyzes how pip learned and grew, but he did not mature as an individual. he became rude to those who cared about him, speaking down to them as if they were much superior. joe and biddy kept learning and growing throughout the book.
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- Analyzes how pip, in dickens' great expectations, must learn from his series of disappointments and realize the importance of self-reliance over acceptance to social norms.
- Analyzes how pip, through spending time with estella, picks up the desire for social improvement through physical or emotional games, and realizes the difference between fantasy and reality.
- Analyzes how pip's emotional transformation is evident through his perceptions of his role in society, from being a victim of circumstances to rising above and taking an active position in his journey through life.
- Analyzes how pip believes that he remains stagnant and those around him are the ones changing, but it is him who is responsible for the grand change by the end of great expectations
- Analyzes how the fantastical connections between fairy tales and great expectations speak to coincidental events of the novel, emphasizing the ambiguity involved in any label or characterization.
- Analyzes how pip transforms morally throughout the book by realizing the limitations of fortune, the transcendental nature of social class, and understanding the balance of self-interest and consideration essential to a good life.
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- Analyzes how dickens' great expectations captures the adventures of growing up. the book details the life of a boy through his many stages of life.
- Analyzes how pip begins as a contented boy, happy with his own way of life, but soon becomes status-conscious.
- Analyzes how pip goes off to london with his newfound fortune to become a gentleman, though all that he would truly become is rich, wealthy snob.
- Analyzes how pip overcomes the power that his money has over him and becomes a true, hardworking gentlemen.
- Analyzes how dickens portrays an extraordinary message that speaks as a voice of social reform.
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