Illustration of Pip visiting a graveyard

Great Expectations

by Charles Dickens

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Characters

Pip
Miss Havisham
Joe Gargery
Magwitch
Estella
Mr. Jaggers
Wemmick
Mrs. Joe
Orlick
Herbert Pocket
Biddy
Uncle Pumblechook
Mr. Wopsle
Matthew Pocket
Molly
Compeyson
Mr. Pocket
Mrs. Joe Gargery
Mr. Pumblechook
Camilla
Drummle
Mrs. Pocket

Plot

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 8
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 13
Chapter 15
Chapter 18
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 49
Chapter 53
Ending

Themes

Social Class
Love
Identity
Revenge
Innocence
Guilt
Appearances vs. Reality
Wealth
Disillusionment

Literary Devices

Irony
Metaphor
Imagery
Dialogue
Characterization

Symbolism

Light and Darkness

Setting

Jaggers' Office

Style

Humor

Historical Context

Victorian England

Authorship

Charles Dickens