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Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
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Summary
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What Does the Ending Mean?
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Chapters 1–3
Chapters 4–7
Chapters 8–10
Chapters 11–13
Chapters 14–16
Chapters 17–19
Chapters 20–26
Chapters 27–35
Chapters 36–37
Chapters 38–39
Chapters 40–46
Chapters 47–52
Chapters 53–56
Chapters 57–59
Characters
Character List
Pip
Estella
Miss Havisham
Abel Magwitch
Joe Gargery
Main Ideas
Themes
Plot Analysis
Protagonist
Antagonist
Setting
Motifs
Symbols
Genre
Style
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Tone
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Key Facts
Is Pip a success or a failure?
Quotes
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Ambition
Money
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Chapters 1–3
Chapters 4–7
Chapters 8–10
Chapters 11–13
Chapters 14–16
Chapters 17–19
Chapters 20–26
Chapters 27–35
Chapters 36–37
Chapters 38–39
Chapters 40–46
Chapters 47–52
Chapters 53–56
Chapters 57–59
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Estella
Abel Magwitch
Joe Gargery
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Great Expectations and The Bildungsroman
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Analysis of Major Characters
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Chapters 1-3
Chapters 4-7
Chapters 8-10
Chapters 11-13
Chapters 14-16
Chapters 17-19
Chapters 20-26
Chapters 27-35
Chapters 36-37
Chapters 38-39
Chapters 40-46
Chapters 47-52
Chapters 53-56
Chapters 57-59
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Character List Quiz
1
of 5
What does Estella warn Pip that she is missing?
Her family
A heart
A soul
Ambition
2
of 5
Why does Jaggers smell of soap?
Because his housekeeper douses him with it
Because he cleans his office everyday
Because he compulsively scrubs his hands
Because he nibbles on a bar of soap throughout the day
3
of 5
Who takes credit for Pip's rise in status?
Miss Havisham
Jaggers
Uncle Provis
Uncle Pumblechook
4
of 5
What does Mrs. Joe threaten Pip and Joe with?
Her cane
Her whip
Her fists
Her smarts
5
of 5
What happens to Drummle after he marries Estella?
He gets rich.
He rises in social status.
He dies.
He divorces her.
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