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   sandydd Student
   High School - 9th Grade

   Charles Dickens want to tell this story is to teach readers about the stereotypes during the Industrial Revolution, and not make the same mistakes Pip does. Wealth is often connect to having a better life and character, however, this not true through the characters of Estella and Miss Havisham. Estella is raised by a rich lady to wreak revenge on all men, but made her cruel and incapable of love. Miss Havisham is very selfish in training Estella in this way. The convict, the lowest in the society, is regard as bad. However, Magwitch, a convict in the story, works hard and give money, making Pip a gentleman, as a return of PIp's compassion shown in Chapter 1. When Pip becomes a gentlemen, he distanced away from his poor, lower class friend, Joe because he is now higher than Joe in social status. However, throughout the story, Joe is the only who show genuine love toward Pip, despite he is poor and common.

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   Posted by sandydd on Wednesday January 14, 2009 at 2:18 PM