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Great Expectations: Pip - Essay

Great Expectations: Pip

Charles Dickens's Great expectations is a story about a boy, Philip Pirrip,
who comes to a point in his life where his life changes drastically from the way
it was when he was growing up. Whenever this change occurs, he does his best
not to let people know about his past life where he was just a łcommon˛ boy.
Throughout the novel, Dickens points out how people sometimes lead two lives
that they want to keep separate.
The change in Pip's life is characterized in several ways. First of all,
there is a physical change, when he moves to London. That just accentuates the
difference between the two łlives.˛ Before, he lived in a small town that was
near some marshes, both of which ...

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his hand,
as if it is some great honor. Before the news, he hardly treated Pip any
differently than any other common boy. Pip also looks to the way his new
acquaintances are treated, most notably Mr. Jaggers. He is treated with a great
deal of respect by everyone, and even invokes fear in some. Pip had never seen
this level of respect for someone that was his direct acquaintance before,
except for Miss Havisham, who he knew had great wealth.
This dual lifestyle is paralleled in Mr. Wemmick, the clerk for Mr.
Jaggers. Mr. Wemmick, when at work, only thinks about his work, and doesnšt let
his personal life affect how he goes about his business. The flip side of the
coin is also true, as when he goes home, he forgets about anything that happened
at work, and concentrates on making his deaf father happy. The scene when he
takes Pip to work shows the change that he goes through on his way to work: łBy
degrees, Wemmick got dryer and harder as we went along, and his mouth ...

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Added: 1/27/2006 07:32:42 PM
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