Great Expations
The novel, Great Expectations, presents the story of a young boy growing up and becoming a gentleman. He must learn to appreciate people for who they are, not shun them for who they aren’t. Nicknamed Pip, Philip Pirrip, the main character, goes through many changes in his personality, as he is influenced by various people. Pip experiences tough times as a boy and a young man, but at the end he has become a fine, morale young man. The novel starts out with Pip feeding an escapee from jail. He doesn’t know this man has escaped from jail, as a matter of fact, Pip doesn’t know much at all, only that he must help this man. Although the man threatens Pip, Pip still shows him kindness and brings him a file and some bread. In the beginning, Pip, an orphan, considers himself to be a common laboring boy, but he has a desire to improve his station in life. He is raised by his sister, and her husband, Joe Gargery. Then Pip meets Estella, the adopted daughter of Miss Havisham, an old lady who is bitter and eccentric. Estella taunts Pip and is very cruel to him, but he still falls in love with her. Miss Havisham is teaching Estella to hurt men, bec
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Approximate Word count = 783
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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