Great Expectations (How does Dickens create characters that are both memorable and striking?)

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How does Dickens create characters that are both memorable and striking? In order to answer the question, ‘How does Dickens create characters that are both memorable and striking?’ I will have to know what the words memorable and striking actually mean. The definition of the word ‘memorable’ is something that stays in your mind because of a feature that is distinctive. The definition of the word ‘striking’ is something that stands out because of distinguishing or unique characteristics. I am going to look at three characters from ‘great expectations’ in order to answer this question. The first character that I am going to look at is Magwitch. Magwitch is a very memorable character as he has very scary features. His eyes are very prominent and obvious. He also has
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a horrific scar across the left side of his face. This scar shows that he has maybe been in fights of even punished severely for an extreme case of breaking the law, murder maybe. Magwitch is presented in a much scarier way because of the scene he is first viewed in. He is seen in a graveyard, in wind and rain with no-one around for miles. Using the graveyard as the setting brings a dark, gloomy atmosphere to the scene. People associate graveyards with death and maybe monsters. Therefore, when a lone figure enters the scene with chilling features the ...

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