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Great Expectations
Title: Great Expectations
Category: Literature / Novels
Details: Words: 763 | Pages: 3.2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Great Expectations
In the novel "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens, guilt is a common feeling that is displayed by the characters throughout the novel. Guilt proves to have both positive and negative consequences surrounding the main characters. The constant suffering of the characters throughout the novel are in many cases inflicted by these consequences.
Pip’s character illustrates feelings of guilt on numerous occasions over the course of the novel. "The guilty knowledge that I was going …showed first 75 words of 763 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 763 total…by Magwitch because he didn't know how Estella would react. Pip knew that education is deeply connected with the social status and when a wretched criminal (Magwitch) supported his education, he feared the response of Estella because of the widely diverse class system. This changed Pip for the better, since he finally sees Magwitch as the person he truly is. He learned how to be happy and to not judge a book by its cover.
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