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Examine some of the ways in which Charles Dickens creates vivid and memorable characters in Great Expectations
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Examine some of the ways in which Charles Dickens creates vivid and memorable characters in 'Great Expectations' 'Great Expectations' is a novel about an orphan boy named Pip. He is brought up by his sister as a commoner, although, as he grows older he becomes increasingly desperate to loose his lower class ways and become a gentleman, so that he can have the girl he loves, Estella, as his wife. Abel Magwitch is introduced in the first scene as an escaped convict. As a favour, Pip collects him food and a file. Magwitch is very grateful for this and is willing to return the act of kindness. Later on in life Pip is offered the opportunity to become a gentleman, which he accepts. However, Pip does not know that this opportunity is the doing of Magwitch. 'Great expectations' is set in early Victorian England. During this time there would have been a lot...
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