... to be that since the novelist's primary task is to convey the impression of fidelity to human experience, attention to any preestablished formal conventions can only endanger his success. The poverty of the novel's formal conventions would seem to be the price it must pay for its realism. But the absence of formal conventions in the novel is unimportant compared to ... in his numerous acts of kindness throughout the book (helping Magwitch, secretly buying Herbert's way into business, etc.) and his essential love for all those who love him. Pip's main line of development in the novel may...

• Word Count: 3498
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate