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by Charles Dickens

"The name is Great Expectations. I think a good name?" Dickens to his editor before he started publishing the novel.

When Dickens started his thirteenth novel , Great Expectations, in 1860, he was already a national hero. He had come from humble beginnings, working as a child in a shoe polish factory…

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In chapter 39, chow does the convict's statements build tention?
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what news does magwitch bring to pip?
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What happens to Pip in chapters 11-14?
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What does Mr.Jaggers give Pip?
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In great expectation,chapter 15,what becomes of Estella?
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What expectation has Pip evidently allowed to grow in his mind, perhaps unconsciously
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How does Estella seem to regard Pip’s victory over the young man? Why?
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How does Pip feel when he hears that Joe is coming to visit?
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Which writers were influenced by Dickens's text Great Expecatations
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Did the publication of Great Expectations have any political impact in the United Kingdom? If so, how?
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1) Did the publication of Great Expectations have any political impact in the United Kingdom? If so, how?
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How does Pip react to driving by the prison with Estella and what does Pip's raction indicate about his image of Estella as a person?
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who was the perfect gentleman even thou his nephew could not see it
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What did Pip expect his "great expectations" would bring him? What did they bring him instead? Explain how Estella's parentage is ironic. Cite at least two other instances of irony in Great Exepectations.
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In what ways do the following characters' appearances not reflect the reality of their personalities: Estella, Magwitch, Joe. Which minor characters act as foils (a FOIL is a character who intensifies the characteristics or another by possesing opposite t
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In what ways do the following characters' appearances not reflect the reality of their personalities: Estella, Magwitch, Joe. Which minor characters act as foils (a FOIL is a character who intensifies the characteristics or another by possesing opposite t
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In what ways do the following characters' appearances not reflect the reality of their personalities: Estella, Magwitch, Joe. Which minor characters act as foils (a FOIL is a character who intensifies the characteristics or another by possesing opposite t
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In what ways do the following characters' appearances not reflect the reality of their personalities: Estella, Magwitch, Joe. Which minor characters act as foils (a FOIL is a character who intensifies the characteristics or another by possesing opposite t
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In what ways do the following characters' appearances not reflect the reality of their personalities: Estella, Magwitch, Joe. Which minor characters act as foils (a FOIL is a character who intensifies the characteristics or another by possesing opposite t
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Explain how Pip, like Estella, has been brought up to be the instrument of his benefactor's revenge.
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Describe the setting that Pip finds himself in at the end of Chapter 39. In what ways is this setting similar to Miss Havisham's at the Satis House? Why do you think Dickens makes this subtle comparison between Pip and Miss Havisham?
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What reasons does Pip have for refusing to accept any more money after he learns his benefactor's true identity? Explain whether, in your opinion, these reasons are noble.
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Why do you suppose Miss Havisham objects to Estella's plans to marry? Explain how this ibjection signals a change in Miss Havisham's character.
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What reasons does Orlick have for wanting to kill Pip? Explain the connections Orlick has with Pip's sister's death and with Magwitch's enemy, Compeyson.
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What reasons does Orlick have for wanting to kill Pip? Explain the connections Orlick has with Pip's sister's death and with Magwitch's enemy, Compeyson.
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