1. Great Expectations, Charles Dickens, 1840-1850 Victorian Era 2. Pip-Pip's real name is Philip Pirrip but as a young boy he could not pronounce it and was given the nickname Pip. Pip was an orphan since birth and his brother-in-law, Joe Gargery, ... him alongside his wife, Pip's sister. Pip has "great expectations" in that he wants to better his social status. In doing this Pip rejects those that care about him in order to achieve his goals. Only after the realization that he cannot better himself does he understand the value of good friends. Joe- Joe Gargery is ... in life. Even when his ...

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... sadness in the book. Scrooge falls asleep and wakes up to find the Ghost of Christmas Past, who shows Scrooge scenes from the past that trace Scrooge's development from a young boy, lonely but with the potential for happiness to a young man with the 2 first traces of greed that would deny love in his life. Scrooge goes to sleep and is awakened ... tells Scrooge that he must change the future or the Cratchit's crippled son Tiny Tim would die. He also shows Scrooge the party at his nephews house Fred. The silent black- clad Ghost Of Christmas Yet to Come replaces the other ghost. He shows...

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• Grade Level: High School