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“‘... in the ease of his temper, and the straitness of his means, he appeared to have utterly lost at this time the idea of educating me at all’” (p.58).
In Great Expectations, Joe’s father made alcohol a priority, forgetting about the fact that his own son needed to be educated. This is exactly like Charles Dickens’ childhood since he couldn’t get an education either because his father went to jail for his debts. Both Joe and Charles Dickens had to work at a really young age to make up for their father’s mistakes, which is absolutely heart breaking. Both of their fathers are selfish for focusing on illegal matters and forgetting about their families. It made me develop some sort of disrespect for their fathers. They failed at protecting and being there for their families, and it’s so upsetting. However, I also feel sympathy for them since they lost their freedom because of dumb, childish mistakes. Clearly, the choices Joe’s father and Dickens’ father made negatively impacted each of their sons’ childhoods. …show more content…
It made me realize how lucky I am to be able to receive a good education everyday, for free. Nowadays, students would do anything not to go to school. In fact, some of us despise school so much that we would consider Dickens lucky. He didn’t have to deal with the stress that comes from school or all the work. Students take their education for granted. This made me appreciate going to school a lot more than I already
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