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Great Expectations In this piece of coursework I have been asked to find out how atmosphere and mood is established in the first chapter of the novel 'Great Expectations' by Charles Dickens. Charles Dickens was born on February 7th, 1812 and spent the first nine years of his life living in the coastal regions of Kent. When he turned twelve his father got arrested and taken to debtor's prison. While his family moved to prison with Charles' father, the mother arranged for Charles to live along outside the prison. Charles eventually becomes a law clerk, then a court reporter and finally a novelist. Charles Dickens published extensively and was considered a literacy celebrity until his death in 1870. In the novel 'Great Expectations' many events from Dickens's early life are mirrored. The main character in this novel is a boy named Pip. Pip lived in the marsh country, worked at a job...

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