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Great Expectations Group at eNotes http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/group The latest discussion, including questions and answers, from the Great Expectations Group at eNotes. en-us <![CDATA[Grammardog Guide to Great Expectations]]> http://www.enotes.com/documents/grammardog-guide-great-expectations-37801 http://www.enotes.com/documents/grammardog-guide-great-expectations-37801 PST <![CDATA[How did Dickens use fairy tale elements like the bad magician, the youn...]]> http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/how-did-dickens-use-fairy-tale-elements-like-bad-88301 http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/how-did-dickens-use-fairy-tale-elements-like-bad-88301 Tue, 9 Jun 2009 19:27:03 PST <![CDATA[In Ch.39 Magwitch returns to England and shocks Pip by claiming that he...]]> http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/why-did-pip-marry-estella-when-biddy-was-much-87519 http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/why-did-pip-marry-estella-when-biddy-was-much-87519 Fri, 5 Jun 2009 07:29:38 PST <![CDATA[I would also add, that Pip simply idealized Estella since the beginning....]]> http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/why-did-pip-marry-estella-when-biddy-was-much-87519 http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/why-did-pip-marry-estella-when-biddy-was-much-87519 Thu, 4 Jun 2009 11:29:36 PST <![CDATA[This question troubled me because I could not remember Pip marrying...]]> http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/why-did-pip-marry-estella-when-biddy-was-much-87519 http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/why-did-pip-marry-estella-when-biddy-was-much-87519 Thu, 4 Jun 2009 08:45:40 PST <![CDATA[Why did Pip marry Estella when actually Biddy was much better than her?]]> http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/why-did-pip-marry-estella-when-biddy-was-much-87519 http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/why-did-pip-marry-estella-when-biddy-was-much-87519 Thu, 4 Jun 2009 00:23:47 PST <![CDATA[In great expectations pip learns that magwitch is estella's father and...]]> http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/great-expectations-what-does-pip-learn-magwitchs-81441 http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/great-expectations-what-does-pip-learn-magwitchs-81441 Thu, 4 Jun 2009 00:14:39 PST <![CDATA[Obviously, since the novel is the story of Pip's maturation, the theme...]]> http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/where-theme-growth-change-present-novel-86607 http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/where-theme-growth-change-present-novel-86607 Sun, 31 May 2009 14:58:03 PST <![CDATA[Where is the theme of growth/change present in Great Expectations?]]> http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/where-theme-growth-change-present-novel-86607 http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/where-theme-growth-change-present-novel-86607 Fri, 29 May 2009 17:24:24 PST <![CDATA[Dickens often uses symbolic names, but Great Expectations is probably...]]> http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/how-do-characters-names-symbolism-illustrate-85953 http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/how-do-characters-names-symbolism-illustrate-85953 Fri, 29 May 2009 07:39:49 PST <![CDATA[How do the characters' names (symbolism) illustrate the themes in the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/how-do-characters-names-symbolism-illustrate-85953 http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/how-do-characters-names-symbolism-illustrate-85953 Tue, 26 May 2009 11:48:06 PST <![CDATA[In Ch.8 when Pip visits Miss Havisham for the first time she asks...]]> http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/where-novel-does-estella-call-pip-common-boy-85627 http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/where-novel-does-estella-call-pip-common-boy-85627 Sun, 24 May 2009 19:04:22 PST <![CDATA[Where in the novel does Estella call Pip "a common boy"?]]> http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/where-novel-does-estella-call-pip-common-boy-85627 http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/where-novel-does-estella-call-pip-common-boy-85627 Sun, 24 May 2009 18:32:24 PST <![CDATA[Having parents who were sent to debtors' prison and having spent time...]]> http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/chapters-32-33-what-happens-when-pip-estella-85597 http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/chapters-32-33-what-happens-when-pip-estella-85597 Sun, 24 May 2009 14:01:53 PST <![CDATA[In chapters 32 to 33 of "Great Expectations," what happens when Pip...]]> http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/chapters-32-33-what-happens-when-pip-estella-85597 http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/chapters-32-33-what-happens-when-pip-estella-85597 Sun, 24 May 2009 13:04:07 PST <![CDATA[Often, authors will use characterization to build the character they are...]]> http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/how-mr-jaggers-name-symbolic-novel-85403 http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/how-mr-jaggers-name-symbolic-novel-85403 Fri, 22 May 2009 22:23:56 PST <![CDATA[For Charles Dickens, the famous quote of "Romeo and Juliet"--"a rose by...]]> http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/how-mr-jaggers-name-symbolic-novel-85403 http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/how-mr-jaggers-name-symbolic-novel-85403 Fri, 22 May 2009 22:11:31 PST <![CDATA[How is Mr. Jaggers's name symbolic in the novel "Great Expectations"?]]> http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/how-mr-jaggers-name-symbolic-novel-85403 http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/how-mr-jaggers-name-symbolic-novel-85403 Fri, 22 May 2009 17:37:57 PST <![CDATA[Certainly the rotting bridal cake of Miss Havisham and her yellowed...]]> http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/what-some-symbols-great-expectations-by-charles-84857 http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/what-some-symbols-great-expectations-by-charles-84857 Wed, 20 May 2009 21:28:25 PST <![CDATA[What are some symbols in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens?]]> http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/what-some-symbols-great-expectations-by-charles-84857 http://www.enotes.com/great-expectations/q-and-a/what-some-symbols-great-expectations-by-charles-84857 Tue, 19 May 2009 17:30:34 PST