... (if they day ever broke)', and this chaos, again, shows what Dickens thought of the city. He talks of the London fog (or the London Particular) in the same way. It's a literal darkness, in that where there is fog there is a lack of light, 'black drizzle' and 'the death of the sun'. There is also a metaphorical darkness in that the city's physical bleeds ... very careful in order to produce the narrative he wishes, words can conjure certain images. 'Smoke lowering down from chimney-potswith flakes of soot..as big snowflakes pure and cleansing. In this case the "snow" is bl...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Great Expectations Plot Development Exposition: The setting of the begginning this story takes place in a small village located on some marshes in England. The author is trying to establish a tone of sorrow and darkness. It is in a graveyard where Pip's dead parents and siblings lie. The story states this when it ... stop being tormented by the fact that he loves someone who doesn't even like him. Characterization Character Description: Pip: At the begginning of the story Pip is a young boy boy with fat cheeks and he is small and weak for his age. This is described in the story when Pip stat...

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• Grade Level: High School

... us what Dicken's thought about crime. Dicken's was trying to find the good in even the darkest of characters. In chapter one, Dickens uses metaphors and similes to describe the setting and atmosphere. Pip describes it as a "memorable raw afternoon" the use of raw gives us a sense of cold and harsh. He goes on to describe it, as "this bleak place overgrown with nettles ... while so violently." Pip notices that Magwitch is not very well and says to him "I think you have got the ague." And Magwitch agrees with Pip and says "I"m much of your opinion boy." Magwitch shows trust in Pip he asks...

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• Grade Level: High School

... For example, the juxtaposition of the susceptible figure of Pip with this formal language: "wife of the above" in contrast with "bundle of shivers" This adds to the insignificance of Pip in the presence of this immutable landscape. The name "Pip" is a child-like nickname. It conveys the helplessness and irrelevance of a small young boy. Throughout the novel Pip remains in a child-like state of suspension, lacking vital knowledge ... anything they have ever seen before. There is juxtaposition between the storm at its most fierce with the silence afterwards: "A sulphurous smell filled the ...

• Word Count: 1705
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School