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Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
Study Guide
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Summary
Plot Overview
Five Key Questions
What Does the Ending Mean?
Summary & Analysis
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
Point of View
Tone
Foreshadowing
Key Facts
Is Pip a success or a failure?
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Quotes By Theme
Ambition
Money
Social Class
Quotes By Section
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
Quotes By Character
Pip
Miss Havisham
Estella
Abel Magwitch
Joe Gargery
Further Study
Context
Crime and Transportation
Great Expectations and The Bildungsroman
Movie Adaptations
Full Book Quiz
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Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
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
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Companion Texts
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
Sample A+ Essay
How to Cite This SparkNote
Teacher's Handbook
Further Study
Chapters 57-59 Quiz
Further Study
Chapters 57-59 Quiz
1
of 5
What is Pip arrested for?
Aiding a convict
Going into debt
Lying to the police
Threatening Orlick
2
of 5
Who comes to nurse Pip back to health?
Herbert
Estella
Biddy
Joe
3
of 5
Who pays off Pip's debts?
Jaggers
Wemmick
Joe
Miss Havisham
4
of 5
What surprises Pip about Biddy?
That she has married Joe
That she opened her own school
That she moved to London
That she ran off with Orlick
5
of 5
What does Pip come across as he revisits Satis House?
Miss Havisham's will
Estella
A letter to him
Money
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