... I was at that time undersized for my years, and not strong." (Chapter 1, Page 2) He was an innocent, polite and caring boy but then changed into a snob who forgot about his old friends. Throughout the whole story his personality color was gold. His caring personality comes out in the end of the story to ... This is shown in the story when Pip states, "...his large head, his dark complexion, his deep-set eyes, his bushy black eyebrows, his large watch-chain, his strong black dots of beard and whisker, and even the smell of scented soap on his great hand." (Chapter 18, Page 128) He ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... novel, a selfish, egotistic, miserly, stingy, voracious, greedy, tight fisted, cold hearted, reclusive, bitter, callous, harsh, heartless, unfeeling, cruel man who cares only about making money. "A squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner!" He thinks of Christmas as a "humbug", "Out upon merry Christmas! What's Christmas ... know! One Christmas time, when yonder solitary child was left here all alone, he did come, for the first time, just like that. Poor boy!", Scrooge exclaimed in ecstasy". Scrooge speaks very enthusiastically, on a topic that he wouldn...

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... has replaced an external standard of value with an internal value. The character Magwitch is not only powerful in itself but it shows 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 ... 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 Pip if he has brought anyone with him and Pip tells him no. Magwitch replies to this saying...

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Great Expectations by Charles Dickens outlines and follows the life of the young boy Pip who grows up to live the life he has always dreamed of. In describing this story Dickens incorporates a number of themes ... the chosen theme of a social reformer, but rather as a constant reminder of the shame of his own boyhood and as a symbol of some of his maturest institutions about the nature of human existence." It is said that Dickens wrote articles concerning "Crime and Education" as well as "Crime and Punishment" for the "Daily News" and ... prison-writing should start there." Great Expectatio...

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... that is introduced. The first sign that the reader gets of this is the ray of sunlight that shines on her and on a young boy named Bitzer. This ray contrasts the two, making Cecilia more radiant and full of warmth and Bitzer even colder and more transparent. Cecilia is ... this failure cannot be blamed on the fact that part of him craves feeling, because he is completely devoid of sentiment. When his face is painted black in Sleary's circus it is clearly a sign of sin, and he has been sinful indeed. He is justly described as a "whelp". Knowing all ... want that information and are doing ...

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• Grade Level: High School