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Published: 11.04.2007.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'The Great Expectations by Charles Dickens', 1.
  • Essays 'The Great Expectations by Charles Dickens', 2.
  • Essays 'The Great Expectations by Charles Dickens', 3.
  • Essays 'The Great Expectations by Charles Dickens', 4.
Extract

Great Expectations is a novel tracing the life of the protagonist. The action of the story takes place from Christmas Eve, 1812, when the protagonist is about seven years old, to the winter of 1840.
Great Expectations is the story of the orphan Pip told by the protagonist in semi-autobiographical style as a remembrance of his life from the early days of his childhood until years after the main conflicts of the story have been resolved in adulthood. The story is also semi-autobiographical to the author Dickens, as are some other of his stories, drawing on his experiences of life and people.…

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