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Great

Expectation
s
Charles Dickens (1812-70)

Made by: Anuja Halder


Semester: 3
Victorian Fiction
Contents:

 Background

 Characters

 Plot

 Themes

 Symbols

 Autobiographical elements
 Bibliography
Background:
 Victorian novel by Charles Dickens
 Published serially in All the Year Round
from 1860-61
 Genre- Bildungsroman, autobiographical
fiction, social satire
 Setting- Kent and London
 POV- First person (Pip)
Characters:
Major
 Philip Pirip or Pip-

protagonist/narrator

 Estella- heroine

 Miss Havisham-

antagonist

 Abel Magwitch (The

Convict) – secret

benefactor of Pip
Characters:
Minor
 Joe Gargery
 Mrs Joe
 Uncle Pumblechook
 Jaggers
 Herbert Pocket
 Biddy
 Compeyson
 Bentley Drummle
 Orlick
 Molly
Protagonists:
Antagonist:
 Miss Havisham- old,
 Pip- orphan, immature,
eccentric, wears old
idealistic, passionate, moral, wedding dress- jilted in
highly ambitious, emotional, love, wealthy, revenge
romantic- coarse and seeking (uses Estella has
common, redeemed- an instrument), despises
all men, destructive,
conscience
redeemed in the end

 Estella- class conscious,


rational, cold, cynical,
manipulative- practices
cruelty, Pip’s desire and
expectation, imposed
personality- she has no heart
Plot
Summary
:
Themes:
Social Class Consciousness- stereotypes, power and
constructs

Moral Corruption- money, desires, expectations

Ambition and Self Improvement- Expectations

Change and Suffering- revenge, lies, criminality, betrayal

Parenthood- relationships, orphans

Possibility of Redemption- Love, friendship, inherent


conscience

Past v/s Present- binaries, shadows

Shadows- criticism
Symbols:
 Satis House- Latin-
enough- rotting structure
with cold heartedness of
upper class- materialism-
wealth
 Estella- statue,
instrument of revenge-
emotionless
 Garden- dead and
decaying- lack of growth
and love
 Light and Dark- Joe,
Candles, House, Mrs Joe
 Shoe- lack of readiness
 Wedding dress- pain,
societal construct, death
Symbols:  Clock- refusal to change-
20 minutes to 9
 Cake- rotting past
 Spiders and Beetles-
filthy things- money,
Compeyson
 Cobwebs- complexity of
relationships
 Leg-iron- Justice- convict
 Tickler- punishment/
violence- cane
 Mist on marshes- the
uncertainty of decision
 Tears- emotions of love,
fear, shame and
gratefulness
Autobiographical Elements:
 Suffering has been stronger than all other
teaching. . . . I have been bent and broken,
but—I hope—into a better shape.”
 Process of becoming wholly human- clerk,
reporter, novelist
 Father- jail- tremendous debts
 Victorian England- growth and development
 Women- strong positions and suffering
creatures
Bibliography:

“Great Expectations: Plot Overview | SparkNotes.” www.Sparknotes.Com,


www.sparknotes.com/lit/greatex/summary. Accessed 10 Oct. 2020.
‌

LitCharts. “Great Expectations Study Guide from LitCharts.” LitCharts, 2013,


www.litcharts.com/lit/great-expectations.
‌
“Great Expectations - Plot Summary - Plot Summary - GCSE English Literature Revision.” BBC
Bitesize, www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zsybr82/revision/1. Accessed 21 Oct. 2020.
‌
“Meaningful Quotes.” Great Expectations, greatexpectationsnovel.weebly.com/meaningful-
quotes. Accessed 9 Oct. 2020.
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“Study.Com | Take Online Courses. Earn College Credit. Research Schools, Degrees &
Careers.” Study.Com, 2019, study.com/academy/lesson.
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“Great Expectations Study Guide.” Course Hero, www.coursehero.com/lit/Great-Expectations.


Accessed 10 Oct. 2020.
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