I will show how the author Charles Dickens enables the reader to contribute Pips feelings and his opinions.

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Great Expectations

My assignment will glance at Charles Dickens 13th and one of his supreme novels 'Great Expectations' which was published in 1860. I will show how the author Charles Dickens enables the reader to contribute Pip's feelings and his opinions.

The author of Great Expectations Charles Dickens was born on 7th of February 1812 next to Portsmouth. He was born in a very pitiable family that is why he wrote about a deprived boy (Pip) in Great Expectations.

Charles Dickens father moved numerous times for fine jobs but he came back into London. Charles Dickens father worked in an office as a clerk. Charles Dickens went to school for 12 years, but for the reason that of his father's poor job he had to leave the school and work in a boot polish factory, so he could bring in some money. When Charles Dickens reached the age of 15, he went back into school to complete his education. Before he completed his education, he went to prison for a short term. The life in the prison was very bad and he used this experience to write about Magwitch and Jaggers in Great Expectations.

Charles Dickens was not pleased about his young life. He was very emotional and sorrowful. His stories are very superior and emotional. Most of his stories have the character of children, unhappy, like Pip in Great Expectations.

The novel Great Expectations is written in 1st person, Pip the most important character is telling his own story so it allows the reader to read and see the opinion and feelings of Pip right through from his life, from childhood to young man and to an adult. We see all the character and their point of view from Pip's perspective.

The novel is written in 1st person and involves the reader from commencement to the conclusion, and this in itself helps us make sympathy for Pip as we see things through his eyes, like when he has encounter with the convict,

"I was dreadfully frightened"

Here we can see how Pip felt when he was a little boy.

On page 119 we see things from Pip as a young man
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"Yet the streets of London ............... fell hollow on my heart"

This is when Pip as a young man is feeling guilty about leaving Joe and Biddy back on marshes, because we see things through Pip's eyes we are sympathetic towards him. We know Pip has done something wrong which he is now ashamed but we still like him and feel apologetic for him. This is the outcome of writing in 1st person.

In this passage words like

'Depressing' 'Hipster' and 'Hollow in my heart' add to the atmosphere and show the ...

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