Charles Dickens', "Great Expectations," is a tale of forgiveness. The novel details the protagonist Pip's rise from an unassuming boy to a callous and unsympathetic adolescent and then finally to a kind and selfless young man. The titular great expectations are laid upon Pip by Magwitch, a former convict who was so struck by Pip's kindness towards him at a young age that he spends years attempting to scrape together enough money ... . When considering how he sees Magwitch now, Pip thinks, "I only saw a man who had meant to be my benefactor, and who had felt affectionately, gratefully, and gene...

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