Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.?

Question

Please help me with the following questions if you have read the English version of the book.
1. Why does Pip come to Miss Havisham?
2. Why does Pip come to London? How?
3. Who are the Pockets? How are they related to Miss Havisham?
4. Who is Wemmick? How does he affect Pip/
5. Who is "The Aged"?
6. Who is "The Avenger"?
7. Why does the convict come to see Pip in Chapter 40?
8. Central idea (theme)?
9. What does this book reveal about Victorian society?

Answer 1

1. Its her way of getting her revenge on mankind by employing Pip to come to her house so that Estella can 'break his heart' when he falls in love with her. Miss Havisham does this because her heart was 'broken' by her ex- lover so she wants Pip's heart to be treated just the same as hers.

2. a lawyer named Jaggers appears with strange news: a secret benefactor has given Pip a large fortune, and Pip must come to London immediately to begin his education as a gentleman.

3. Family relations to the Pockets:
Miss Havisham—Estella
Miss Havisham—Camilla and Cousin Raymond—Georgiana—Miss Sarah Pocket—Matthew Pocket
Miss Havisham—Arthur
Matthew Pocket—Belinda Pocket—children

4. A coworker of Pips. I think it is in Ch 25 where you see the contrast of Wemmick's cheerful, friendly personality at home and his harsh, stolid actions at work.

5. The "Aged": Wemmick's elderly, and quite deaf, relative (of unknown relations). The Aged lives with Wemmick in his castle and is quite happy when you nod at him.

6. The "Avenger": Pip's servant boy who Pip finds more of a nuisance than a help. Pip never has enough for him to do, so the Avenger always seems to be standing around.

7. While the convict has come to England to see Pip and enjoy flaunting the gentleman he has made, Pip tells him he is in danger and that they need to lay low. The convict tells Pip his name is Abel Magwitch and that he is using the name “Provis” for this trip. Magwitch’s motives are a mixture of good and bad; part reward, part revenge. He is obviously grateful for Pip’s help years ago and is generously rewarding him with an easy life. Even his manner of holding Pip’s hands is much more honest and heartfelt than Pumblechook’s “May I?” However Magwitch can be “low” as well. He wants to show society that a low dog like him can make a fine gentleman. By showing Pip off to the world he gets revenge for how the world treated him.

8. The relation of social class to personality

9. That it was a social class aware society.

Answer 2

What a wonderful quote. Dickens keenly felt the injustice leveled against both children and adults of his time. In his day there were no child labor laws in England or the US. His books "David Copperfield" "Oliver Twist" and A Christmas Carol" and "A Tale of Two Cities" focused on the need for justice and consideration to be extended to people of all ages and social standings, not just to the titled few. Because of his writings, attention was paid to how very unjustly poor working children were treated, and the laws were changed. In his time as in ours, injustice in the lives of both children and adults has caused much pain and death. If one survives, the long lasting rage and bitterness may well lead to yet more destruction on the part of the victim. While these days it is fashionable in some circles to accuse Dickens of being "trite", his books lit a candle to expose some dark sides of the human condition.

Answer 3

Try this site:

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/greatex/

And read the book.

Answer 4

http://charlesdickenspage.com/expectations.html -->
lol, got to this link at the bottom there are links about every thng e.g characters,events etc..there i hope u will find ur answers..try it.!!

Answer 5

rent the movie and watch it.. thats what i did back when i had to read it for school

Answer 6

Please read the book, It is a great novel

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