CliffsNotes on Dickens' Great Expectations

by Bailey, Debra A.

• ISBN13: 9780764585982
• ISBN10: 0764585983
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-06-13
• Publisher: Cliffs Notes

Summary

The original CliffsNotes study guides offer a look into key elements and ideas within classic works of literature. The latest generation of titles in this series also features glossaries and visual elements that complement the familiar format. CliffsNotes on Great Expectations explores Charles Dickens's renowned work, a novel that gives you plots that twist and turn, themes of good and evil, and people who want for means to make sense of their lives. Following the story of an orphaned boy whose first-person take on the world around him gives readers a detailed picture of Victorian England, this study guide provides summaries and critical commentaries for each chapter within the novel.  Other features that help you figure out this important work includePersonal background on the author Introduction to and synopsis of the book In-depth character analyses Critical essays on topics of interest Review section that features interactive questions and suggested essay topics and practice projects Resource Center with books, films, and Web sites that can help round out your knowledge Classic literature or modern-day treasure _ you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.

Author Biography

Debra Bailey is a freelance writer and editor living in Cary, NC.

Table of Contents

Life and Background of the Author	1	(8)
Personal Background	2	(3)
Literary Writing and the Rest of Life	5	(3)
Introduction to the Novel	8	(14)
Introduction	9	(3)
A Brief Synopsis	12	(4)
List of Characters	16	(5)
Character Map	21	(1)
Critical Commentaries	22	(79)
Chapters 1-3	23	(5)
Summary	23	(1)
Commentary	24	(2)
Glossary	26	(2)
Chapters 4-6	28	(4)
Summary	28	(1)
Commentary	29	(1)
Glossary	30	(2)
Chapters 7-9	32	(6)
Summary	32	(1)
Commentary	33	(3)
Glossary	36	(2)
Chapters 10-12	38	(5)
Summary	38	(1)
Commentary	39	(2)
Glossary	41	(2)
Chapters 13-15	43	(5)
Summary	43	(1)
Commentary	44	(2)
Glossary	46	(2)
Chapters 16 and 17	48	(3)
Summary	48	(1)
Commentary	48	(1)
Glossary	49	(2)
Chapters 18 and 19	51	(4)
Summary	51	(1)
Commentary	52	(2)
Glossary	54	(1)
Chapters 20-22 (Volume II, Chapters 1-3)	55	(4)
Summary	55	(1)
Commentary	56	(1)
Glossary	57	(2)
Chapters 23-25 (Volume II, Chapters 4-6)	59	(4)
Summary	59	(1)
Commentary	60	(1)
Glossary	61	(2)
Chapters 26-28 (Volume II, Chapters 7-9)	63	(5)
Summary	63	(1)
Commentary	64	(2)
Glossary	66	(2)
Chapters 29-31 (Volume II, Chapters 10-12)	68	(3)
Summary	68	(1)
Commentary	69	(1)
Glossary	70	(1)
Chapters 32-34 (Volume II, Chapters 13-15)	71	(3)
Summary	71	(1)
Commentary	72	(1)
Glossary	73	(1)
Chapters 35-37 (Volume II, Chapters 16-18)	74	(3)
Summary	74	(1)
Commentary	75	(1)
Glossary	76	(1)
Chapters 38 and 39 (Volume II, Chapters 19-20)	77	(3)
Summary	77	(1)
Commentary	78	(1)
Glossary	79	(1)
Chapters 40-42 (Volume III, Chapters 1-3)	80	(3)
Summary	80	(1)
Commentary	81	(1)
Glossary	82	(1)
Chapters 43-45 (Volume III, Chapters 4-6)	83	(3)
Summary	83	(1)
Commentary	84	(1)
Glossary	85	(1)
Chapters 46-48 (Volume III, Chapters 7-9)	86	(3)
Summary	86	(1)
Commentary	87	(1)
Glossary	87	(2)
Chapters 49-51 (Volume III, Chapters 10-12)	89	(3)
Summary	89	(1)
Commentary	90	(1)
Glossary	91	(1)
Chapters 52-54 (Volume III, Chapters 13-15)	92	(3)
Summary	92	(1)
Commentary	93	(1)
Glossary	94	(1)
Chapters 55-57 (Volume III, Chapters 16-18)	95	(4)
Summary	95	(1)
Commentary	96	(2)
Glossary	98	(1)
Chapters 58-59 (Volume III, Chapters 19-20)	99	(2)
Summary	99	(1)
Commentary	100	(1)
Character Analyses	101	(6)
Pip	102	(1)
Joe Gargery	103	(1)
Magwitch	104	(1)
Mrs. Joe	104	(1)
Miss Havisham	105	(1)
Estella	105	(1)
Jaggers and Wemmick	106	(1)
Critical Essays	107	(4)
The Unusual Case of the Serial Form	108	(1)
Children and Nineteenth-Century England	109	(2)
CliffsNotes Review	111	(2)
CliffsNotes Resource Center	113	(2)
Index	115