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Great Expectation by Charles DickensAfter the battle of Waterloo in 1815, England had developed a time ofpeace in which the towns and cities became more industrials. Most ofthe roads and canals were built to connect industrials area. But astime past by, more and more workers felt that their effort were makingother people rich instead of themselves, so they formed a union toprotect themselves against the nasty and cruel employers.Nevertheless, employers were still hiring employees more and moreeveryday. Gradually, many private companies became restricted due tothe huge number of workers. Hospitals were not available for all andchildbirth was thought to be risky. Poverty forced people to crime,despite the harshness of the punishment.
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In the novel Great Expectation, Charles Dickens evolved the charactersas vivid and believable. For example, Pip the hero, is not perfect oralways right, like real people he misunderstand things and behave inways that show him in a bad light.
In the first extract we learn that Pip is a seven-year-old boy wholives with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gargery in Kent. Pip was being lookedafter by his sister Mrs. Joe as both of his parents had died and hewas more misfortunate as he hadn’t ever seen them and his five youngerbrothers had also died “exceedingly early in that universal struggle”.
The opening extract of the novel is very striking because of thewickedness, excitement and a sense of mystery. The quote “dark flatwilderness” represents a sense of evilness, danger and forbiddensurrounding which shows how vulnerable Pip is to the merciless settingbased on his own imagination. The word” wildness” defines the wildnessof the convict Abel Magwitch. Wilderness also suggests a contrastbetween the murderous and harsh environment to the civilisation, which”lay” unaware from ruthless surrounding which environs them. Thisillustrates the ignorance and unadventurous the local people. Inaddition the, the churchyard is “overgrown with nettles” signifyingthe irresponsibility and restlessness of the villagers.
We can tell immediately from his clothing that Magwitch is a
