Great Expectations The plot of Great Expectations revolves around Pip as a young boy and his chance encounter on the Kent marshes with an escaped convict, Magwitch. It follows Pip's journey through to adulthood and gives insight into ... is unfair as she never let him think that she was his benefactor, Pip just assumed it. He also becomes aware that he has been neglecting Joe in preference for 'expectations' which have been paid for by a convict. Despite his reformed attitude to Joe and Biddy, therefore, it is obvious that Pip is still very much a snob because he does not ... ...

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... 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 generously, towards me with great constan...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate