Dickens-Great Expectations

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Charles Dickens ' Great Expectations , a novel released in 1861 about social criticism , is a story of a young boy named Pip who was in struggle to find his fortune or to be successful rather than to be confined on being a common man of his time . The novel was set in the mid-nineteenth century and took place in the town of Kent and London England

Using the first person point of view , Pip , the protagonist in the novel talked about his childhood in

the first few chapters of the book describing his life , the first encounter with the convict who will soon changed his fortune in the following chapters . He also mentioned the development of his fascination and later on love for Estella , who was trained to break a man 's heart

Unlike the traditional the traditional novels and story structure , the novel of Dickens does not contain a particular antagonist , rather , he visualized some people who will affect the existence of Pip . He made several characters who took charge of the antagonism in the novel in the person of Magwitch , Estella , Orlick , Miss Havisham , Compeyson and Bentley Drummle . They will cause some of Pip 's misfortune and struggles Magwitch , Miss Havisham and Estella , in the end of the novel redeemed themselves and reconciled with Pip (Dickens , n .pag

The novel housed many symbols which were explained through the actions of the characters . The clocks which were stopped in the house of Miss Havisham symbolize her attempt to stop time while the other objects like handcuffs , convicts , and chains stands for guilt and innocence Joe , the husband of Pip 's sister is the conscience and loyalty . These symbols helped the protagonist to further develop his character (Philips Cheng , n .pag

In mixed tones of cheerfulness , dramatic and sympathetic storytelling Pip showed what his life was all about , what happened to him and what happened to his desire of being trained as a gentleman in the world wherein common people weren 't enough to be respected and treated fairly Although the novel talked about several crimes and dealt with such criminality , these made Pip a person of much desire

The novel ended when they failed to help Magwitch escape from being imprisoned , following his death . Miss Havisham was redeemed in the end while Estella and Pip were reconciled with each other . Pip had reconciliation with Joe also and the story ended with Pip and Estella walked hand in hand and promised never to part again (Dickens , n .pag

It is quite interesting that Charles Dickens ' worked on two endings for this novel . The natural writer have a fix idea or story in mind thus any criticism will not prevent him from publishing what he does like . In this case , Charles Dickens was influenced by what the people might think of the novel . Instead of giving the readers a tragic and sad ending , he ventured into following the suggestion of his good friend Edward Bulwer to...