Great Expectations Quote Analysis
Great Expectations
An important quote that explains what kind of wealth is important is: “It is great wealth to a soul to live frugally with a contented mind” (Lucretius). This quote shows that having a simple life with no complications can lead to more happiness whereas someone who is wealthier might be more worrisome and have more problems despite all the money earned. Great Expectations is about a boy named Pip who wants to become a gentleman. When he gets that opportunity, he moves to London and lives there. While Pip lives there, he overcomes many problem and struggles with his own identity too. Later on in the story, Pip corrects his mistakes and learns from them. In Great Expectations, Charles Dickens uses Pip’s thoughts and speech to exhibit his growing arrogance and self importance.
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Although Pip’s ego shows what wealth can do to a person, it is still possible to work through problems and become a better, more considerate person in the end. This shows the readers what impact wealth can have on a person and how they can succumb to the pressure of letting the idea of all that money get to their head which can change them to a completely different person, just like Pip. Pip succumbed to this pressure when he forgot where he came from and pushed away all those who were close to him and cared for him. For example, he pushed away Biddy and Joe — who were his closest friends— just because his wealth went to his head and he changed himself. Although its is true that Pip realized his mistakes and tried to correct his errors, some people never correct their mistakes and keep on traveling on that bad path. Wealth never gets anyone anywhere. Pip realized this but only until it was a little too late. He still managed to fix his path, but not without a few
An important quote that explains what kind of wealth is important is: “It is great wealth to a soul to live frugally with a contented mind” (Lucretius). This quote shows that having a simple life with no complications can lead to more happiness whereas someone who is wealthier might be more worrisome and have more problems despite all the money earned. Great Expectations is about a boy named Pip who wants to become a gentleman. When he gets that opportunity, he moves to London and lives there. While Pip lives there, he overcomes many problem and struggles with his own identity too. Later on in the story, Pip corrects his mistakes and learns from them. In Great Expectations, Charles Dickens uses Pip’s thoughts and speech to exhibit his growing arrogance and self importance.
Pip’s thoughts show how much he has changed and not necessarily for …show more content…
Although Pip’s ego shows what wealth can do to a person, it is still possible to work through problems and become a better, more considerate person in the end. This shows the readers what impact wealth can have on a person and how they can succumb to the pressure of letting the idea of all that money get to their head which can change them to a completely different person, just like Pip. Pip succumbed to this pressure when he forgot where he came from and pushed away all those who were close to him and cared for him. For example, he pushed away Biddy and Joe — who were his closest friends— just because his wealth went to his head and he changed himself. Although its is true that Pip realized his mistakes and tried to correct his errors, some people never correct their mistakes and keep on traveling on that bad path. Wealth never gets anyone anywhere. Pip realized this but only until it was a little too late. He still managed to fix his path, but not without a few