Throughout the book many friendships become evident between Pip and other people. Pip is such a loyal friend of Herbert's that he cares more about Herbert's finances than he does about his own, and Pip even goes to Mrs. Havisham to get money for Herbert. Pip is devoted to Herbert, and he will go to great lengths for Herbert's well being. The reader is drawn into the power of this friendship more t

Pip's many disappointments in life only add to his life history. His frustrated goals are never very sad, but they do show him the vicissitudes of life. Through the use of friendship, love, and humor, which is interjected just when the mood started to shift, the author stays away from a lugubrious type of a story. Great Expectations was a very well written novel because of these techniques that were applied.

Humor is another element used in this novel to diminish any melancholy themes. Wemmick's father, who lived in a castle, had many strange rituals, like having dolls made that resembled people who came there often, and used those for his doorbell system. The reader cannot help laughing at this because it is so absurd. This crazy old man is entered in to the story to lighten the mood a bit when the plot becomes too serious. Another humorous incident is when Pip finds o

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