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 to finance ... is extremely negative and conveys Pip's thoughts and feelings towards Magwitch in the beginning of Volume III. The language in the second quote also co...

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