The passage is from the novel Great Expectation by Charles Dickens on chapter twenty. Chapter twenty is the start of a new section when Pip just moved to London and meets Jaggers for the first time. The setting in the second section of the novel contrasts drastically from the marshes in the first section. In Great Expectations, Dickens puts a lot of emphasis in relating his characters with the setting, and chapter twenty is a good example. Pip's descriptions of Jaggers" office clearly show that he is feeling uncomfortable and stunned by his new surroundings. Dickens" uses different literary techniques to illustrate Pip's emotions and his impressions on London and the people there. .
Dickens clearly shows that Pip is disappointed with his new surroundings in the beginning of chapter twenty. London is supposed to be the place where he reaches for his great expectations, but instead Pip immediately finds London to be a dismal and ugly place. Jaggers" office is situated in a rundown business area of London; it is named "Little Britain" which could represent the city in general according to Pip's perception. In the passage, Dickens first illustrates the lighting in the room. The room is badly lit with only one skylight in the room, "Mr. Jaggers" room was lighted by a skylight only, and was a most dismal place." There are also a number of objects that seems out of place in the office, the "old rusty pistol," "a sword in a scabbard," "several strange-looking boxes and packages," and "two dreadful casts on a shelf." This adds the tension since Pip has not seen Mr. Jaggers before, and he is trying to create an image based from the surrounding. The pistol and sword are objects use for violence and they could symbolize Mr. Jaggers" strong personalities, and they also tie in with Mr. Jaggers" profession as a criminal lawyer. The chair is describes "like a coffin," Dickens uses this imagery to show that Mr.
Jaggers, the judge, Newgate Prison, the Hulks, and the convicts themselves; Abel Magwich and Compeyson. ... As Dickens grew older he sought to increase his knowledge in the legal world and was employed as a clerk at a lawyer's office and even became interested in becoming a magistrate. ...
Jaggers, Wemmick's employer and literary counterpart, appears completely eaten up by his work. ... Wemmick passes on this soame air of intimidation to Jagger's clients as he collects funds and "portable property."" ... He says, "[The way I carry myself in] the office is one thing, private life is another. When I come to the office, I leave the castle behind me-(207). ... He claims his nightly firing of the "stinger- to be purely for his Aged Parent's amusement; however, such a bold pastime might serve as Wemmick's vindictive defiance for the outside world, as if he wishes t...
Jaggers, Wemmick's employer and literary counterpart, appears completely eaten up by his work. ... Wemmick passes on this soame air of intimidation to Jagger's clients as he collects funds and "portable property."" ... He says, "[The way I carry myself in] the office is one thing, private life is another. When I come to the office, I leave the castle behind me-(207). ... He claims his nightly firing of the "stinger- to be purely for his Aged Parent's amusement; however, such a bold pastime might serve as Wemmick's vindictive defiance for the outside world, as if he wishes t...
In the office, he is like a machine. ... Jaggers, the boss. ... Jaggers, utterly surprised, said, "'What's all this? ... 'I think you're another.'" (443) By this quote, Wemmick reveals that Jaggers too can conceal the truth. In one of Jaggers cases as a lawyer, he had to try a woman named Molly for a murder case. ...
In the office, he is like a machine. ... Jaggers, the boss. ... Jaggers, utterly surprised, said, "'What's all this? ... 'I think you're another.'" (443) By this quote, Wemmick reveals that Jaggers too can conceal the truth. In one of Jaggers cases as a lawyer, he had to try a woman named Molly for a murder case. ...
He left office in June of that year, and in the September election the Conservatives soundly defeated a Liberal Party that lacked cohesiveness and definition, two things Trudeau had provided for so many years. ... Thirty years her husband's junior, Margaret Trudeau led a much-scrutinized life as the wife of the prime minister, a friend of Mick Jagger and other rock and pop celebrities, and a fixture at Studio 54, the notorious New York nightclub, during the 1970s. ...
Although urbanisation had been a factor in society since the time of the renaissance, the Industrial revolution, and the associated growth of capitalism and industry in Victorian times saw a massive acceleration in change within both urban and rural communities. However, this change was not merely one of an exodus from the country into the city, or a marginalisation of rural affairs at the expense of rapidly developing urban communities. Although the period from the 1830's to the 1890s undoubtedly saw a great migration from the country to the city and a greater emphasis on the developmen...
