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Great Expectations - Essay

Great Expectations

Charles Dickens wrote in the 19th century. His main character, Pip, recieves money from a benefactor, but does not find out who it is until the end. The question Dickens may have tried to get across was, "do you believe money makes you happy?" Well, it depends on who you ask. It can be answered many different ways. In this story, it is answered with the saying "wealth is no substitute for happiness." There are many characters in this novel to prove that statement true. Herbert is a character in the story that is content on living with a very limited money supply. Pip is another character in the story who at first, was a pauper, but in the end became to acquire money from a benefactor and ...

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my little bedroom, rather musty, …the furniture is hired for the occasion." He is just a man managing to get along and be happy with what he has. Mr. Pocket, over time, teaches Pip how to become a gentleman. With both Herbert and Pip living in the same household, things get quite expensive. For example, with Pip's lavish habits it began to lead on to other expenses Herbert could not afford. One day, Pip and Herbert were going over their affairs and comparing debts. Pip felt bad, because he had caused some of the debts. He offered to pay for the expenses he had made, but Herbert was too proud a man to ever let him do that. Just by those few examples, it truly shows that even if you don't have money, you can still be happy and have a good attitude towards life.
As the story begins, we read about Pip living with his sister and her husband, Joe. They didn't live an expensive lifestyle, but managed to get along with what they had. Joe was a blacksmith, and Pip was a boy who all the ...

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Added: 1/31/2007 04:56:25 PM
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