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    Great Expectations Irony

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    Havisham is his benefactor. Also‚ Pip thinks that Miss Havisham wants him to marry Estella after he becomes a gentleman. Miss Havisham teaches Estella not to love men because her fiancé left her at the altar. Ironically‚ Magwitch is Pip’s benefactor and he is a convict. Magwitch‚ a poor convict when

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    Jealousy in Cain & Abel

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    world. All is well within God’s new divine creation. Eve has just given birth to baby boy whom she named Cain. Soon after‚ she has a second son‚ Abel. Even so‚ there is imminent trouble lingering for the boys. Cain grows up to be farmer‚ while Abel becomes a shepherd. Both of the sons frequently hand up offerings to their lord; Cain giving crops and Abel giving livestock. God however favors Abel’s offerings over Cain’s offerings. “So Cain was very angry and his countenance fell.” (Genesis 4:5) God

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    The Story of Cain and Abel (Gen 4: 1-16) Then Adam had intercourse with his wife Eve‚ and Eve became pregnant. She bore a son and said “By the Lord’s Help I have gotten a son.” So she named him Cain‚ later she gave birth to another son‚ Abel. Abel became a shepherd‚ but Cain grew up to be a Farmer. After some time Cain brought some of his harvest to the Lord and gave it as an offering to the Lord. Then Abel brought the first Lamb born to one of his Sheep‚ killed it‚ and gave the best parts of

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    societies expectations of being a gentlemen.‚Tthis can be seen where Magwitch uses first person‚ evident in the direct speech ‘Yes‚ Pip‚ dear boy‚ I’ve made a gentleman ofn you! It’s me wot has done it! I swore that time‚ sure as ever I earned a guinea‚ that guinea should go to you....his head so high that he could make a gentleman – and‚ Pip‚ you’re him!’ as to suggest the personable nature of belonging showing the connection between Magwitch and Pip‚ and also establishing the idea that fulfilling the society’s

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    all time‚ brings this issue to his readers’ attention. In his novel‚ Great Expectations‚ Charles Dickens portrays the idea that people are perceived inaccurately by others due to their appearance through the characters of Compeyson‚ Estella‚ and Magwitch. For instance‚ in his novel‚ Great Expectations‚ Charles Dickens portrays the idea that people are perceived inaccurately by others due to their appearance through the character of Compeyson. Specifically‚ when Pip is describing Compeyson’s outward

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    Magwitch‚ then an unknown runaway convict to me‚ asked me to “bring [him]…[a] file and [some] wittles” (Dickens 12). Like my brother-in-law later said‚ “[I] wouldn’t have [the convict] starved to death” (Dickens 48)‚ as he looked to be a “poor miserable fellow creatur” (Dickens 48) and a felt a sense of compassion to him. Even though I felt the guilt of stealing‚ “I stole some bread‚ some rind of cheese‚ about half a jar of mincemeat[‚]…some brandy[‚]…a beautiful round compact pork-pie[‚…and] a file”

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    in Great Expectations as well. The symbols of isolation‚ manipulation‚ the tragic hero‚ and wanting to be someone else are seen throughout the book through the characters of Estella‚ Magwitch‚ Miss Havisham‚ and Pip. The character of Estella represents the symbols of isolation and manipulation. The character of Magwitch represents the symbols of isolation and the tragic hero. In this case‚ he was physically isolated from society because he was a convict and was looked upon with disgust. In his works

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    murders have often been committed about jealousy over girlfriends. The bible says that once a man has rebelled against God‚ he is capable of doing all kinds of evil to his fellow man. This is clearly seen in the story of Cain and Abel (Genesis 4: 1-16). Cain was jealous of Abel because Abel’s sacrifice was accepted by God and Cain’s wasn’t. The jealousy led to Cain committing murder. The story teaches us a lot about the nature of God. God knows human thoughts and motives. He punishes fairly and cares

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    Cain and Abel Biblical Adam and Eve had two sons. The first son was named Cain and the second son was named Abel. Cain grew up to become a farmer and Abel grew up to become a Shepard. Adam and Eve were asked to sacrifice a lamb for disobeying God and they told this story to Cain and Abel. Abel was very concerned that his sacrifice be special to God‚ so he offered him his first and best lamb. Cain offered the Lord his straw. The Lord respectably took Abel’s offering and not Cain’s. Cain

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    future prospect of king. This is evident that Macbeth shares everything with his wife and loves sharing his happiness with her. However in ‘Great Expectations’ we find out that Joe and Mrs Joe were married when Pip was being questioned by Magwitch. Magwitch asked Pip who he lives with and Pip replied back by timidly explaining “My sister sir- Mrs Joe Gargery-wife of Joe Gargery‚ the blacksmith‚ sir.” This signals that the relationship is quite weak because Pip says it timidly and thoughtfully;

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