Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Great Expectations Notes

-Draws characters that are realistic
-People that he wanted to be and people he didn't
-Almost every character is both

-Incite to a young man who is confused about false values and and unreal ambitions
-Understanding of background and 16th century England
                        -Could this same story happen anywhere else? NO
-Well constructed plot, different plot lines and views perspectives

-Themes: value of love, irreversibility of time, fragmented life around us, acceptance
-Codes- in first scene Dickens uses the word "plot" in four different ways
-Traditional Etipus story
-Cinderella plot
-Plot connections

Characters:
-Magwhich- Represents the stranger, weak, child fears
-Havasham- "Have A Sham", trained Estella to destroy men
-Joe- measures success by emotions, positive, good hearted
-Jaggers- only does bare minimum, secrets, with holding, doesn't trust anyone
-Wemmick- material and poetic views on life, in the middle of Joe and Jaggers
-Pip- confused because he is attracted and repulsed by both positive and negative views

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