Great future

Suzanne 2022-03-29 08:01:02

2015-01-20 15:04 Works by Charles Dickens, 1812 English background. The growth process of the little boy Pip. He and his brother-in-law, the blacksmith Joe, are good friends and his apprentice, while his sister is a short-tempered and fragile-hearted person. An eccentric old woman who was defrauded of a lot of property, and since then she has become eccentric, hiding in the castle and never going out. She adopted a beautiful girl, Estella taught her to be a beautiful lady, but she is cold-hearted and indifferent to any man who falls in love with her, but Pip fell in love with her the first time she saw her. They were all children at the time, old women liked to watch children play, and Pip could make money by going to the castle. Having seen the upper class society, he had the idea of ​​changing his own destiny. When he was a child, Pip was forced by the fugitive Magwitch in the cemetery to steal food for him. Magwitch was moved by the little boy and thought he was his own son. , even if he lives a life of shepherd fleeing on the border, he must train Pip to be a gentleman, because Magwitch once partnered with others to cheat a rich woman's money, and this poor woman is the strange old man in the castle. Woman Havisham. After the incident was revealed, because the other party was a gentleman, Magwitch was convicted of a felony and assumed most of the guilt. When he was young, Pip unexpectedly received a fortune that allowed him to live in the upper class of London and live like a gentleman. From then on, he said goodbye to the old blacksmith Joe's small house and went to London to live a prosperous and profligate life. Until one day, Magwitch found him and told Pip that he was the funder behind the scenes. Pip gradually accepts Magwitch's love and tries to help him escape from London, but is eventually caught and hanged. Pip learned the truth from their property attorney, Magwitch's daughter is not dead, it's Estella! And Pip was in love with her. Estella is married to Pip's rival in the Gentlemen's Club. Estella, who became a widow two years later, returned to Pip. She could not forget the touching and sincere words when Pip confessed to her. Maybe Estella has changed, and she longed for someone to love her. Pip said to Estella, who was in tears, I love you... …

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  • Charlotte 2022-04-03 09:01:12

    very dull, lacking in bright spots

  • Jaclyn 2022-04-06 09:01:06

    For Uncle Fiennes' sake, give it a high score

Great Expectations quotes

  • Magwitch: [sneaking up behind] Hold your noise! Hold your noise you little devil, or I'll cut your throat! Tell us your name, quick.

    Young Pip: I'm Pip.

    Magwitch: Once more, give it mouth!

    Young Pip: Pip.

    Magwitch: Ssh.

    [pushing the boy down]

    Young Pip: Pip, Sir. Don't sir, please!

    Magwitch: [turning him upside down] You've got wills on you, boy? You've got wills on ya!

    Young Pip: No, sir.

    Magwitch: [puts him back on his feet] Come here. What fat cheeks you've got. Darn me if I couldn't eat 'em. Where's your mother?

    Young Pip: There, sir.

    [pointing at the grave]

    Young Pip: Also my father, sir. My father and brothers, too.

    Magwitch: Orphan, ey? Who do you live with? That's supposing I let you live.

    Young Pip: My - my sister, sir. My sister, Mrs. Joe Gargery, wife of Joe Gargery, the blacksmith, sir.

  • Jaggers: To be guilty, and to be found guilty, are different things.