Great Expectations: A Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens

“My purpose was, in a whimsical kind of masque which the good humour of the season justified, to awaken some loving and forbearing thoughts, never out of season in a Christian land” (Dickens Preface). Dickens wanted to convey a theme of the Christmas Spirit in A Christmas Carol and it shined through in Christmas Cupid.

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Throughout Great Expectations, the main character Pip seems to undergo a transformation. He starts off as a common boy who will soon be a blacksmith apprentice and will learn from his sister 's husband, Joe, who also acts as a father figure for Pip. Pip has a lot of respect for money and strongly desires to become a gentleman to impress the girl that he is in love with, Estella. Because of this he travels to London where he learns the way of a gentleman. With the people that Pip knows back home and the new ones that he meets in London, his behavior and attitude is clearly influenced by the people that he surrounds himself with. Sometimes it’s a good influence and other times it’s not. Pip also seems to have a set idea of what a gentleman is and because of that he misinterprets what an actual gentleman is suppose to be like.

Great Expectations, occurs in the early 1800s over three major settings: his sister’s house in the Kent marshes, Satis House, and London. Pip describes his first home with his sister and brother-in-law as, “...the marsh country, down by the river...this bleak place” (1). Pip regards his hometown to be dull and boring. This symbolizes how plain Pip’s life was before his benefactor’s generosity enabled Pip to go to more thriving places and have more lively experiences. Here, Pip spends his days gloomily, as his sister always scolds him, and he cannot escape it. However, one day, Mr. Pumblechook gives Pip an opportunity to be whisked to Satis House, the residence of Miss Havisham and Estella. Miss Havisham lives an isolated, restricted life which can be seen in the architecture of her house. It was “...of old brick, and dismal, and had a great many iron bars to it” (54). Miss Havisham’s residence represents her well because the worn bricks show how old and tired she is of life, and the iron bars symbolize how she lives as if she were in a prison. She mainly keeps to herself and does not step outside her house. In Miss Havisham’s manor, Pip’s life changes as he meets Estella, his beloved, and he encounters people different than him. Pip then travels to the metropolis of London with Mr. Jaggers and money from his benefactor. Pip, at first glance at the enormous city, “...was scared by the immensity of London...rather ugly, crooked, narrow, and dirty” (161). During the early

While the storyline of Great Expectations, the film based off of Charles Dicken's novel, essentially stays the same, the director inserts a few changes into the film. While the changes added initially seem to not impact the storyline, differences between the film and the novel become more apparent as the film

Arguably one of the most feared characters in the book and easily the most influential to other characters in the book. In this magnificent work: Great Expectations, Charles Dickens would not even have a story without the compelling and sinister Mr. Jaggers. The reason Jaggers is who he is simply is because his drive for power, which is fueled by his status as London 's greatest lawyer continuing to stay intact. Jaggers has acquired this power through many actions; such as, striking fear unto others, maintaining his self-confidence, and never allowing emotions to get the best of him.

On February 7,1812 in Portsmouth England came an admired British novelist, Charles Dickens. Through his many famous novels such as Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations and finally A Christmas Carol. He was much loved for his great contribution to classic English literature. As he grew older, he became deeply concerned about the harsh and unnecessary plight that had been conflicting throughout Europe between the high paid classes and the low hard working classes. He was particularly worried about the health , treatment and well-being of the children in those lower classes. It was then in the writing of A Christmas Carol that he started to pull together the strands of previous works he had

The novel “A Christmas Carol” was written by an author named Charles John Huffam Dickens. Charles was born on February 7th, 1812, in Portsmouth, England. He grew up in a poor family and lived in the countryside. He lived a hard life, when he was 12, his father John Dickens was sent to jail for being in debt. He had to leave school to work at a boot-blacking factory

The 544-page, Bildungsroman novel, Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens is considered a classic because it has stood the test of time, appealing to generation after generation of readers while still remaining relevant to them. Published in 1861, Dickens created a coming-of-age story that is similar to his other novel, David Copperfield, but Great Expectations is considered to have reflected parts of his own life. There are several parallels between Pip and Dickens. Both had a difficult upbringing; they both experienced unstable, economic stability as children; and they were both orphaned-- Pip through the loss of his parents, and Dickens metaphorically when he was separated from his family

Softball is a difficult sport to play. While playing the game, players must follow the rules. Some rules can change, kind of like people. It is up to that person to make a positive or negative change. In the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, many of the characters change dramatically. If Miss Havisham was still alive in this novel, she would make positive changes for herself, Estella, and Pip.

In Great Expectations, Charles Dickens rejects conventional Victorian class stratification, using Pip 's Bildungsroman to demonstrate that social mobility can be achieved through moral education, experience and personal development, rather than the simple acquisition of wealth. The compassion Pip learns from Joe leads him to assist Magwitch, which ultimately results in Pip becoming a gentleman. The secondary characters in Pip’s Bildungsroman help him to find a place within society where he can finally feel happy and fulfilled. Although Pip receives wealth from Magwitch, Dickens demonstrates that his success in migrating from the poorer working class to the newly developed middle class is actually the result of his more educated view of the

In Charles Dicken’s novel Great Expectations there is a wide diverse cast of characters who play different significant roles that affect the character development of Pip. One of the unsung heroes throughout the book, that’s role can be often overlooked is Herbert Pocket. At first glance, it can seem as if Herbert does not have as much of an influence on Pip as he tends to blend into the background, along with the fact that at different points can compare to other minor characters that only show up when they are needed to help move the plot along. Herbert stands out from this crowd due to different factors in his relationship with Pip, and how this association allows him to be able to affect and help mold Pip’s character. This close bond began with Pip’s first experience with how a gentleman would react in different circumstances that he uses as an expectation as he takes the path to become a gentleman himself. On this path to becoming a gentleman Pip confides in Herbert many times, and seeks his advice that ultimately directs Pip’s decision on whatever topic he went to Herbert asking for help on. Herbert never fails to come to Pip’s aid, proving his trustworthiness, always doing so with a cheery attitude that Pip later reflects upon how it influence over him and others as well. This further engraves the trust and friendship that Pip and Herbert share, Herbert being there to provide Pip with a family type of love between Pip’s different father figures he is presented with. It

I have four groups of adults. My parents, my grandparents-particularly my grandma, my teachers, and the rest. Within each group there are select individuals who I hope to impress or make proud. In the future I want to make someone in one of the group 's proud to know me. Each action or decision I make is influenced by these people. Matters of seriousness, as well little trifles are constantly being affected by the looming authority of “my elders”. Will my grandma think these shorts are too short? In Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, all the characters are influenced by the surrounding people. Their decisions and actions can be traced back to interactions between others. Like the characters, my choices can be followed back to who I

In the book, Great Expectations has a young boy named Pip as it 's main character. It starts with Pip as a young boy, and it follows him into school, and soon after adulthood. The ending however wasn 't the original one Charles Dickens, had another ending in mind when writing the book, and for unclear reasons changed it to how it is now. However he eventually let the original copy released and now we have both!

Throughout Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, minor characters help in the development of Pip and his psychological state. The novel journeys with Pip as he grows from a poor, young boy to an adult in the upper class. Difficult situations, suspense, and dynamic characters fill the novel. Julian Moynahan, a professor emeritus of literature at Rutgers University, analyzed Dickens’ novel and produced excellent parallels between a select few of the characters in her work “Parallels Between Pip, Orlick and Drummle.” In particular, Moynahan elucidates the relationships between Pip and two subsidiary characters, Orlick and Drummle. Moynahan’s critical analysis of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations describes parallels between Pip and minor characters, especially Orlick and Drummle, is cogent, yet the perspective that Pip’s psychology causes Miss Havisham’s death is arguable.