CliffsNotes^® on Dickens' Great Expectations

by Debra A. Bailey

• ISBN13: 9780764586910
• ISBN10: 0764586912
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: Cliffs Notes

Summary

Wealth, happiness, and the valuable lessons of life envelop a varied collection of characters in Dickens' "Great Expectations. Told from an orphaned boy's take on the world around him, this first-person perspective gives readers a detailed look at Victorian England with its view of virtues and economic change. Travel back with CliffsNotes on Great Expectations to those times as you freshen up your understanding of Charles Dickens' best work with insights into themes of good and evil, plots that twist and turn, and people who want for means to make sense of their lives. Get into English literature and the good graces of your teachers with a classroom companion that can meet all your expectations!

Table of Contents

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