Pipi Longstockings

Throughout Dickens’ novel Great Expectations, the character, personality, and social beliefs of Pip undergo complete transformations as he interacts with an ever-changing pool of characters presented in the book. Pip’s moral values remain more or less constant at the beginning and the end; however, it is evident that in the time between, the years of his maturation and coming of adulthood, he is fledgling to find his place in society. Although Pip is influenced by many characters throughout the novel, his two most influential role models are: Estella, the object of Miss Havisham’s revenge against men, and Magwitch, the benevolent convict. Exposing himself to such diverse characters Pip has to learn to discern right from wrong and chose

As if a ghost flew by, the woman was no longer her former self. She shielded herself with the snow, almost vanishing out of existence with no trace left behind. The woman was strange according to Charles Dickens. Yet only a few years later the white woman would inspire the character Miss Havisham. Miss Havisham is from a book called Great Expectations, the book was written by Charles Dickens during the Victorian era. In addition the book has many intriguing characters with their own intricate backstories. Character like Miss Havisham, Pip, and Magwitch. Each one of them are imprisoned by previous actions accompaned with mistakes.

From pages 100 to 199 many different things happened to our young protagonist Pip. He became closer to Miss Havisham, and continued his complex relationship with Estella, until he was asked to leave the Satis House and become Joe’s blacksmith apprentice. Pip also begins to disregard his common lifestyle, and those within it, to continue his search for wealth and knowledge. Until he is prompted by the attack on his sister, who becomes brain damaged and incapacitated, to remember where he came from.

As a young child in the years of first to second grade I quickly developed my love for reading. I was never a big fan of the outside world. I thought the world around me was boring and tearing everything/one apart, and thought the adventure inside a book was much more exciting. In my childhood home there was a large bookshelf full of different stories. Most days when getting home I would sit by the shelves in my small pink bean bag chair with numerous children books scattered around me. By endlessly trying and sometimes failing to read my children books such as, the infinite number of Dr. Seuss rhyming stories and Winnie-the-Pooh books I felt comforted by the happy feeling the characters within the stories gave me. The pictures within

The story says she has a love for horse riding and baseball. Also, in the story she has a horse named Chico’s Flame. Her real name was Dorothy Maguire.

April Henry grew up in a small Oregon town, at that time Medford, Oregon had about 18,000 residents and the economy was just timber and pears. Her family didn’t have much money but the local library gave them a lot of books. According to her parents she started reading at age three. Her mother worked at a flower shop and her father was a TV broadcaster. At the age of 12 she sent Roald Dahl a short story about a frog who loved peanut butter.

Unlike some modern stories, fairy tales can have the characteristics of presenting the problems of everyday life. For example in the story of “Peter Pan,” Peter Pan is afraid of growing up because of the responsibilities of adulthood and because adults no longer act childlike. In this fairy tale the main characters are children but still worry about growing up because of the changes they must encounter. They see that only children play and have fun while their parents and other adults work and have responsibilities. In the end children learn that they must grow up in order for their lives to continue but they may be children at heart because one should never fully grow up. The story of “Peter Pan” guides children to “find themselves” as Bettelheim says by growing up but also remaining a child deep inside. Because of fairytales, children are able to maneuver through many of their anxieties and dilemmas while gaining lessons on character.

For example, there is a young girl named Jean Louise, but she goes by the name of Scout Finch, she is a total tomboy,at the start of the story she is about six years old and narrates the story, the story goes on until she is about nine but she tells the story as an adult. Scout Finch is unsuspecting, she will always say what is on her mind, even if it is totally random. Scout Finch is full of rage and temper, if she has a problem, she would much rather solve it with her fists opposed to reasoning through it, as the story progresses on she becomes awake in the world, after going through things such as being a witness for the Tom Robinson case where she learns about people being prejudiced, after being judgeful against people she doesn’t even know, even though she eventually learns what a great guy Arthur (Boo) Radley really is,

She’s among one of my favorite authors. Even if her books are for lower level children, when I stumble upon one of her books and I usually just read it all. Sadly, the world has changed in many ways, either for better or worse. Her books gently remind us of how a child can be hurt or affected by life’s struggles. She also puts a nice little spin on family issues, but in the end everything turns out to be alright like a fairy tale. I feel like I can connect her character with my own scenarios. Once, when describing Beverly, one her teachers remarked, “This one… is a nuisance” (pg.100). Although a teacher has never said that to me (that I know of), I have been called a pest, annoying and a nuisance. So when I saw that a famous person could have had the same character traits, I took it upon myself to become more annoying. My sister did not quite like that… As another example, Beverly used to struggle in the same subject that I did--English. In school, Beverly Cleary could not read well. So she went to great measures to avoid reading:”I flatly refused to open a book” (pg.85). Like Beverly, I eventually became comfortable with the subject. Beverly used to be very bold. She would go against her mother’s orders and, for example, go sliding down stairs on a broomstick. Or she would simply do it for the fun of it. Once she even dared to risk her life. “I climbed out of the window, on to the ledge. I then began to walk around the

I read Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery. This book is about a young orphan child, with a never-ending imagination, named Anne. Anne has been taken in and out of orphanages all her life. Until, one day Matthew Cuthbert and his sister, Miss Marilla Cuthbert, are interested in having a young boy to live with them. They called the orphanage and told them to send the child on the train. He goes to the train station to pick the child up, but to his surprise he found Anne. Anne tells Matthew how she imagines living there would be like. She was so set on staying that Matthew just couldn't leave her at the train station. He takes her to his house, and while on the journey, Anne is enjoying every moment of the beautiful flowered valleys.

She is described as a character that gets used to new environments with ease. Her personality stayed the same, as the girl that’s always happy no matter what. She gets used to new homes, and new people easily, like when her parents passed away, and when Uncle Cole adopted them. Just like my cousin, who does well in adapting to different countries. I have found this book to be full of surprises, because it always shocks us of how we judge stuff without knowing the reality. To me, this idea is still present today. There’s always been the saying “Never judge a book by its cover”. I think that it’s still true today. For example, one of my friends has all the nicest things, he always had the latest phones, laptops, etc…. everyone who didn’t know him thought that he was just a spoiled kid, who is un approachable. But in fact, he is one of the nicest guys I have ever met, and works hard after school and weekends at a swimming pool to earn his money. People who chose to judge him based on physical items, will not know the true identity of him, and will be given a false image. I would have to say, this isn’t the most interesting book in the world, the theme seems abit to

Anika and her brother Tommy have a new neighbor, and her name is Pippi Longstocking. She has crazy red pigtails and a unique personality. Pippi lives in an old house, in an old over-grown garden. Her dad had bought the house for when he grew old and couldn't sail the seas any longer. Her mom died when she was just a baby and her dad was blown into the ocean during a raging storm. Therefore, Pippi has no parents, but Pippi thought that this was very nice because she had no one to tell her what to do or when to go to bed. Pippi is nine years old and goes on many adventures with her neighbors Annika and Tommy. Annika and Tommy dress very nicely, while Pippi wears whatever she prefers to wear. Sometimes she wears dresses that she made all by herself.

Many of the greatest stories incorporate main characters that slowly evolve right before our eyes. In literature we call these characters’ dynamic. We have seen this in the Harry Potter Series, The Hunger Games, and many more. But when we look at the novel Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindren, it appears that the main character doesn’t develop at all. The book tells the adventures of Pippi and her friends Tommy and Annika.

In Carol Ann Duffy’s “Little Red Cap,” taken from her collection The Worlds Wife, Duffy incorporates her feminist views on life to help develop Red-Cap’s character into an independent woman. In her work, Duffy intends to illuminate for the audience that woman are more powerful than they are perceived by society. In the poem, she writes about a young girl at the peak of her childhood, who is about to enter into the next phase of her life. The young, inexperienced girl describes the beginning of her transformation into adulthood after losing her innocence to “The Wolf.” The loss of her innocence contributes to the realization that she no longer needs an old, no good wolf. She gains the courage and reflects on how her life changes dramatically after her departure from the wolf. The poem “Little Red-Cap," written in The World’s Wife, closely relates to certain aspects of the original fairy tales written by The Grimm Brother and Charles Perrault. Duffy’s version of “Little Red Cap” is a rewrite of the original fairy tale “Little Red Riding Hood.” Duffy incorporates her strong feminist views by allowing Red-Cap to initiate her encounter with the wolf and to use him for gaining knowledge for her career and sexual desires. These aspects contribute to the development of Red-Cap’s character into a more independent woman to contradict the oppression of women in the past and present generations, and allowing her to offer suggestions for women in the future.

One of the most important and common tools that authors use to illustrate the themes of their works is a character that undergoes several major changes throughout the story. In Great Expectations, Charles Dickens introduces the reader to many intriguing and memorable characters, including the eccentric recluse, Miss Havisham, the shrewd and careful lawyer, Mr. Jaggers, and the benevolent convict, Abel Magwitch. However, Great Expectations is the story of Pip and his initial dreams and resulting disappointments that eventually lead to him becoming a genuinely good person. The significant changes in Pip's character are very important to one of the novel's many themes. Dickens uses Pip's