Great Expectations

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Great Expectations This book takes place during the late 1800's and is a story about a confused child and his struggles though out life. It is broken down into three different stages. As the novel opens, Pip (main character) is wandering amongst his parents' tombstones in which he confronts an escaped convict. This criminal threatens Pip and tells him that in order for him to have his life spared, Pip has to bring him a metal file and food. Pip does so and the convict is grateful for his obedience. A few nights later, the police catch the criminal but Pip does not reveal to anyone what happened between the two of them. A few weeks later Pip is instructed by his sister, Mrs. Joe Gargery, (Pip's guardian) to go to Miss Havisham's house. This lady is a very weird and strange person. Her fiance left her at the alter and she has hated men ever since. Her house is filled with wedding stuff that is molded and dust-covered because it has not been touched in 30 years. When Pip to Miss !

Havisham's house, he meets Estella. Miss Havisham's adopted daughter was taught to hate men and to never fall in love. Estella is very beautiful and Pip falls in love with her at first sight. However, she does not love him because she ha

trying to hurt him. In the last chapter of this stage, the benefactor comes to Pip's apartment. Pip recognizes him as the old, dirty convict in the marshes when he was a younger kid. Magwitch tells Pip that he is his secret benefactor, and that the money he is giving him was earned while he was living in Australia. Pip, at this point, is very surprised and confused by the incident. In the final stage, Magwitch finds himself to be impressed with Pip's progress as a gentleman. He reveals to Pip his life story that included another convict by the name of Compeyson. He is the man who left Miss Havisham at the altar and got Magwitch a life sentence. Pip learns that Magwitch is still a convict and is being hunted by the authorities. Compeyson is spying on all of Pip's activities and looking to find Magwitch so that he will be hung. Pip and his roommate, Herbert, try to get Magwitch out of the country, so they take a boat and start rowing down a river. Compeyson follows them, along w!

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ert Pocket. In London Pip gets tutored, and learns exactly what it takes to become a gentleman. However, he still is curious on who his secret benefactor is. He goes to Mr. Jaggers to uncover the mystery but the lawyer will not give him a clue. Pip later receivers a lett

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