Main characters of Great Expectations and The Fixer

Pip and Bok : through search for identity and monstrosities Great expectation by Charles Dickens and The Fixer by Bernard Malamud two great stories that share us inspiring lessons about love , identity crisis , freedom , social conflict and irony . Charles John Huffam Dickens is an Eanglish novelist acknowledged with his memorable characters and rich storytelling . Today , Dicken 's life and works are being celebrated through festivals and museums in many towns he was associated with ADDIN EN .CITE Merriman C .D MerrimanCharles DickensThe Literature NetworkThe Literature Network2006 (Merriman . Bernard Malamud was

an American writer known for his Jewish-American literature . He was acclaimed for his extraordinary works in novel and short story writing The Fixer won him the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction ADDIN EN .CITE Bernar d Malamud (1914-1986 )Jewish Vertical LibraryJewish Vertical Library2007 "Bernard Malamud (1914-1986 " An identity is questioned only when it is menaced , as hen the mighty begin to fall , or when the wretched begin to rise , or when the stranger enters the gates , never , thereafter , to be a stranger . Identity would seem to be the garment with which one covers the nakedness of the self in which case , it is best that the garment be loose , a little like the robes of the desert , through which one 's nakedness can always be felt and sometimes , discerned . This trust in one 's nakedness is all that gives one the power to change one 's robes " -James Baldwin

Pip 's great expectations and struggle for his identity

Pip , being an orphan of Mr . and Mrs . Joe does not have his strong sense of self identity because he does not have strong family ties . But he can see his identity in his behavior . This is quiet evident when he felt guilty about stealing food from Mrs . Joe and lying to Joe . He knows that if he does terrible things such as his stealing and lying , he can not feel like a good and trust-worthy person . When Estella insulted Pip that he is "common " and has coarse hands , it hit him hard . Never a moment that he thought about his social status before , and because of what Estella , her real-time crush , had said to him , his perception on self-identity and cavalry begun to change . He became anxious to think he might be "common " This feeling became stronger when Miss Havisham told him never to return because he is going to be Joe 's apprentice as a blacksmith . He even refused the idea of being a blacksmith for Estella might see him horribly common . The major turning point to Pip 's life started one night at the village bar when Jaggers , a London lawyer approaches Pip , revealing surprising news : Pip has inherited a lot of money from an anonymous benefactor and must leave for HYPERLINK "http /www .bookrags .com /notes /gex /SUM .htm " \t "_top " London immediately , to become a gentleman . Because of his inheritance and elevated social status , Pip gets even more snobby and arrogant towards Joe . Pip...