The fire that has occurred at Miss Havisham's home is symbolic and also has great purpose in the novel Great Expectations. Dickens includes this incident in the novel for many reasons. The reasons are that it shows the symbol of small evils, the fire represents desire and destruction, and the fire is a big turning point in the novel.
To begin with, the fire that occurs in Miss Havisham's home represents and symbolizes small evils in the novel Great Expectations. When a piece of coal from the fireplace falls out, it lands on Miss Havisham's dress and sets on fire. Pip uses the tablecloth which has been laying where it was for years to try and put out the flames, and it is completely ruined after doing so. Pip's hand gets burnt from putting out the fire and that represents small evils because its the little things that can slowly eat a person up. This is how the fire symbolizes and represents small evils occurring.
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A fire represents warmth and some positive things to help someone feel better. Joe has a fireplace in his shop, Joe is a warm character to Pip. It gives off a good feeling to pip because he knows that Joe is with him and will always be there for him. Miss Havisham's fire doesn't really have the same meaning to Pip, it is more of a cold and unappealing towards Pip. In this case, the large fire that occurs at Miss Havisham's house shows destruction towards Pip. His life is getting worse and worse, and just when Miss Havisham is begging for his forgiveness, the fire occurs. This is how the fire represents and symbolizes desire and
The Presentation of Miss Havisham in Chapter 8 and in Chapter 49 of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
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