查尔斯狄更斯远大前程英文介绍
读书报告《远大前程》(英文版)
An Analysis of the Character PipPip is a character of the novel Great Expectations which is written by Charles Dickens. He is the most popular English novelist of the Victorian era, and one of the most popular of all time.He has many masterpieces, such as A tale of cities, David Copperfield, Hard time, Oliver Twist and so on. Great Expectations is one of his masterpieces. The story in this book happened in middle of 19 century and it reflects the gap between the rich and the poor in the capitalistic society.Pip is the main character of this book and through the story of him we can get the theme of the book. After reading this book, in my opinion, Pip is a kind and ambitious man. In the beginning, I know Pip is a poor child. He lives in a small village with his sister and Joe Garage. His parents died when he was a baby. So Pip is really poor. Then he saves Magwitch who is a convict. In the end, Magwitch gives Pip the great expectations by sending Pip to London and letting him receive a good education. I think it’s suggesting that Pip is helpful and kind to others. In the book, there are a lot of things that tell me it. For examples, in chapter 20, Pip plans to help Herbert because both of them spend too much money and Herbert can hardly afford it. Then Pip arranges to invest some money in a shipping company called Clarrikers and this company promises to make Herbert a partner of it. But Pip has to ask Miss Havisham for help since he has no money to help Herbert. Except for this thing, Pip also forgives Miss Havisham and saves her from a fire. All of these things show that Pip is a good and tolerant man.Actually, I didn’t want to continue reading the book when I read the chapter 13. In this chapter, Pip knows that somebody is to give him the great expectations and he will go to London to get the good education. Then he becomes overconfident and unfriendly to Joe and Biddy. I am really angry with it and even I don’t want to continue reading. But I know it will not be allowed and it’s too childish indeed. So, I am going on. In next chapters, I find other things likethis. In the chapter 16, Pip receives a letter from Biddy and it says Joe will come here. In general, when old friends give a visit to ours, we will be happy. But Pip concerns about Joe’ coming. And when Joe comes here, Pip is unfriendly to him. So, I think Pip also has bad aspects of his character.At last, I think Pip is also faithful to love. When Pip comes to Miss Havisham’s home and meets Estella, he fells in love with her. And then he changes his attitude to life. He wants to be a gentleman and get Miss Havisham’s admiration. In this way he can make Estella love him and finally marry her.These three points are my understanding of Pip. Anyhow, it’s a book to worth reading.。
GreatExpectations远大前程导读（过脑不忘单词教研组荣誉出品）
GreatExpectations远大前程导读（过脑不忘单词教研组荣誉出品）社会上有些人或许会认为有了财富，自然也就会有了一切，因为他们认为钱是万能的。
但《远大前程》告诉我们，金钱虽然满足了他的虚荣，满足了他的物欲，却无法获得艾丝黛拉对他的真爱；他即使成为了所谓的“绅士”而参加各种欢愉的活动，心中却因缺少了亲人对他的关爱而麻木不仁。
所以金钱买不来真情，也买不来快乐。
珍视已经拥有的命运的玄妙一无所有后的匹普才明白了这个道理，于是捡起了他那颗纯真善良的心，乡村虽是简陋，但却是最简单幸福的生活。
正如孔子那句话一箪食，一瓢饮，在陋巷。
人不堪其忧，贤哉！一颗纯真质朴的心，在拜金狂潮中愈是能体现出人性的最美好，最动人的一面。
或许这些不能给我们带来享受奢靡的生活或是尊崇的社会地位，但它能使生活回归最简单的快乐。
而善良的本质，恰恰是生活中最为珍贵的财富。
珍视已经拥有的命运的玄妙ThanksForYourAttention谢谢大家远大前程导读过脑不忘单词教研组荣誉出品Contents目录01简介02人物性格分析03经典情节04启示与感想SmallTitleHere{一.简介}狄更斯，英国著名作家{简介}A{作者生平}理想主义、浪漫主义反思和批判精神C晚期作品，抑郁增强，乐观削弱；更具现实性和警示性{《远大前程》}B一生创作丰富，关注英国社会底层，反映英国复杂的社会现实{创作情况}D{故事简介}匹普经不起诱惑丧失淳朴，历经磨难才悔悟，重新生活简介作者生平查尔斯·狄更斯，全名查尔斯·约翰·赫法姆·狄更斯（CharlesJohnHuffamDickens，1812年2月7日—1870年6月9日），英国作家。
狄更斯1812年2月7日生于朴次茅斯市郊，出生于海军小职员家庭，童年非常幸福，生活在富裕的中产阶级家庭中。
少年时（10岁）因家庭生活窘迫，只能断断续续入校求学。
后被迫到工场做童工。
远大前程英文读后感
远大前程英文读后感范文一:我所看的《远大前程》并不是原著，而是书虫系列图书里的简化版。
但它也记述了原著的大部分内容。
读完这本书后，我觉得这的确是一本好书，里面隐藏了许多道理，内容也峰回路转。
《远大前程》英文名叫Great Expectations。
它是由英国作家查尔斯狄更斯写的。
主人公的名字叫匹普，故事是由匹普在小村庄的教堂墓地里遇到一个逃犯开始的。
这个逃犯叫阿伯尔马格韦契，刚从监狱船里逃出来的，他非常饿，便威逼匹普给他拿食物。
匹普觉得非常害怕，便给了逃犯食物。
谁也没有想到，就是这个逃犯改变了匹普的一生。
匹普爱上了一个上层社会的女孩，从此他开始不再安分了。
他羞于与自己的伙伴为伍他姐姐的丈夫，他的好友，一个铁匠；还有村子里的其他人。
当他知道有人给他一大笔钱去让他接受高等教育时，匹普非常高兴，觉得自己终于配得上那个小姐了，他离开了村子，离开了好友，他忘记了童年的那个逃犯，去伦敦学习去了。
后来他发现那一大笔供他读书的钱是那个逃犯再次越狱后辛苦打工的钱时，他厌恶的全身发抖，他后悔离开了自己原来的好朋友而去与逃犯为伍。
后面又发生了一连串的事，这里就不细说了。
人总是希望和周围的朋友攀比，如果他们有钱，我们肯定也希望有钱，相反，如果他们很穷，那么我们却不在乎同样受穷，这大概是人的天性吧。
我们不会因为自己的愚蠢而羞愧，我们只会因为比周围的朋友更蠢才感羞愧。
匹普正是因为与上层小姐交流过后，感到羞愧，他才会厌恶以前和他一起的那些朋友们。
假如我们未期待拥有，就不会对失去而沮丧。
既然我们不曾指望富有，我们也不会因为贫穷而失望。
懂得知足的人最快乐。
对物质的追求是没有尽头的，此时需要我们有清醒的头脑去认清哪些是我们必须的，哪些是我们不必需要的。
范文二:大二时看过英文原著Great Expectations,现在重看中文版的，感觉很翔实，看来是英文功力不够，印象不深。
从前言得知这是狄更斯创作成熟阶段的三部代表作品之一，另两部是《艰难时世》和《双城记》，以后要看！小说展现了一个具备善良秉性的男孩（皮普）获得巨大财富后又一无所有的成长历程。
英文原著阅读报告greatexpectations远大前程
英文原著阅读报告greatexpectations远大前程第一篇：英文原著阅读报告 great expectations 远大前程Great ExpectationsIntroductionThe novel I read this time is “Great Expectations” written by Charles Dickens(1812-1870).He is the greatest representative of English critical realism.Dickens was bornin a poor family.At the age of 12, his father was put in prison and young Dickens was sentto work in a factory.From 1827 to 1829, Dickens worked as a clerk in a low firm and lateras a newspaper reporter.Dickens was horned by the Queen of England three months beforehis death on June 9, 1810.The words of his grave read as follows “by his death, one ofEngland’s greatest writers is lost to the world.”He has many maste rpieces, such as “A tale ofcities” “David Copperfield” “Hard time” “Oliver Twist” and so on.“Great Expectations”is one of his masterpieces.The story in this book happened in middle of 19 century and itreflects the gap between the rich and the poor in the capitalistic society.The summary of the bookThis story tells us about a young man who wished for the unreal/imaginary lives, andeventually his hope was extinguished by the real life.Pip was an unfortunate boy.Hisparents both died when he was a baby.He was brought upby his elder sister and herhusband Joe Gargery.Joe was kind to Pip and he also wanted Pip to be a good blacksmith.But the emergence of Estella has changed his life.He fell in love with Estella and he wanted to be a gentleman for her.Then a mysterious person came to help him to realize his greatexpectations.At first Pip thought that it was Miss Havisham, a strange woman made plansfor him.But at last, it proved that an escaped convict who he had helped when he was alittle boy was his benefactor.When the escaped convict was arrested again, his expectationswere at an end.Finally he realized that he only wanted to be a gentleman but he had ignoredhis old friends.He came to the real life again eventually.After suffering so many pains heand Estella came together at last.My view on this story“Great Expectations”, I think there is an irony included in this title.It relates to some unrealistic dreams.From this novel, I have learnt a lot.Firstly, I pick up several lessons from Pip.One can have great dreams, but we should achieve our dreams by our own effort instead of depending on other people.In this story, Pip had an unrealistic dream.He didn’t want to be a poor blacksmith like Joe.He wanted to be upper class people, to be a gentleman and he imagined that there was someone had made a plan for him.It is true that Abel Magwitch helped him secretly.But when Abel Magwitch was arrested, it put an end to Pip’s great expectations.He had nothing left.And in this book, Herbert and Pip form a poignant contrast.Herbert made great efforts to realize his dreams.In the end, his business was doingwell, and his company had offices overseas.Therefore, we should realize that if we want to achieve something or fulfill one of our ambitions, we must make efforts by ourselves.There is no one in the world that makes plans for us.And there is no short cut for success.Secondly, I have learned from Pip’s experience that we should be grateful to others.We know that Pip was brought up by his sister and Joe.And Biddy was also friendly to him when he was at home.But when he was helped by a mysterious person, he moved to London to learn being a gentleman.He began to be proud and look down upon those people at home.He wanted to forget his poor life and his poor friends.But when h is “great expectations” were ruined, it was still those people who helped him out of trouble.However, when he began to realize it, his sister has died;it was too late to say thanks to her.What I want to say is that no matter how successful we are, we should not be proud;we should not forget the people who had helped us, and return for them.If I have learned anything about giving thanks, it is this: give it now.Don’t hesitate until it is too late to give our thanks.Thirdly, I also learn some lessons from Miss Havisham, She is a woman full of hatred, and she lived in hatred for so many years.She brought Estella up in order to revenge on man.I think what she did is not worth at all.On one hand, she was not in real happiness, although she revenged on other people.On the other hand, she had ruined Estella’s life.In addition, she also made other men miserable.As for as I’m concerned, if I was Miss Havisham, I will choose another different kind of life.I will make myself live better than before to prove that I can live better without that man.From her experience, I think we should learn to forgive,learn to give up some bad things that had happened.No matter what had happened in the past, we should not be always lost in the pastand we are supposed to look forward, and continue our new life.There is no doubt that if she had chosen a positive way, she will have a satisfactory life.What’s more, when it comes to Estella, I want to say that we should live our own life, and do not only live up to others’ expectations.We kno w that, Estella was brought up by Miss Havisham to revenge on man.She did everything that Miss Havisham told her.We can say that she was “made” by Miss Havisham, and she was proud, cold.At last, following Miss havisham’s requirements she married to a man s he didn’t love at all.I think she lived an unhappy life.She only did as other people told her.And she didn’t do something what she liked.I think this kind of life is meaningless.We should have our freedom.It occurred to me that nowadays, parents have high expectations on their children.They decide so many things for their children without getting their children’s permission.I think children should have their choice of life.Parents should not put their children into cage.It is wise for them to set their children free to look for their own sky.In a word, from this book, I have learnt how to be myself, how to realize my dreams and how to live my own life.第二篇：远大前程(英文)Great Expectations——远大前程In thistterm , I read a book called 《 Great Expectations》, it was written by Charles Dickens, one of the most famous English writers.He wrote lots of wonderful novels.This book is one of his compositions.People always like to compare with their friends.It is a big foible of all the people.If other people have a lot of money, we also want to be rich.If all the people around us are poor , we never mind that we are very poor, too.we will not ashamed because of our folly.This is a social problem.If we never possessanything, we will not mind we lost some thing.Since we don’t want to be very rich ,we will not feel despond because poor.The protagonist of this novel is Pip(Handel).His parents died when he was a baby.His sister had brought him up ‘by hand’.His sister married to Joe Gargery, the village blacksmith.They didn’t have much money, and Pip never went to school to study.But he was often very happy.Because all of his friends are like him.It isn’t very unfortunate to them, this is their lives.But by a chance, Pip helped a convict;he gave much food to him.Then he met Miss Havisham, a very strange old woman and she was very rich.Four years later, Miss Havisham wants Pip to be removed from his home and educated as a gentleman who expects inherit a fortune when he grow up.After hearing that.Pip started to despise his poor friends.He even feel ashamed because he live with the poor man.Pip’s ‘great expectations’ destroyed his life.This novel told us that we cannot compare with others.Don’t feel envy at the others money.And if one day you be very rich , please don’t despise your poor fr iends.第三篇：远大前程英文读后感远大前程英文读后感一：Great Expectations“Great expectations” is one of Dicken’s most maturest works.After Dicken had experienced large part of meaningful life, he had a deeper cognition for people, environment, as well as the life which he had gone through.And all the mature cognitions are included in this writing---Great expectations.pip was brought up by his sister who was unpleasant as well as crude and her friendly blacksmith husband—Joe.Joe himself had arranged a common hard but satisfied path for pip to go through, and on the other hand, pip beheld this as his highest goal to achieve.But the two things which he had experienced later had changed hispursue and his fate as well.Met Abel Magwith（an escaped convict）in the swamp, and unwillingly helped him out of danger by stealing food from his own home.If say that had changed his attitude for material life, then, his introduction to Miss Havisham, an aging woman who had been jilted at the alter and Estella who had been brought up by Havisham only to revenge for her own pain had brought vast shock for his world of spirit.Aspiring to be a gentleman despite his humble born, pip fortunately or unfortunately received a fund of wealth from an unknown source and being sent to London with a lawyer.From then on, he became a gentleman without question at the price of losing everything.The title of this book is ‘Great expectations” which make an impression on us that the character would have great expectations just as the title goes.But in fact this title has a tone of sarcastic on the other way around.This story full of quirkiness from the very beginning to the end, the relations among characters are anfractuous as well which actually attracted me a lot.One of the paragraphs, which I appreciate most implicatively as well as beautifully expresses the feeling between pip and Estella.“We are friends,” said I, rising and bending over her, as she rose from the bench.‘And will continue friends apart.” Said Estella.I took his hand in mine, and we went out of the ruined place;and, as the morning mists had risen long ago when I first let the forge, so, the evening mists were rising now, and in all the broad expanse of tranquil light they showed to me, I saw no shadow of another parting from her.At the view of language, this works had achieved a step o f highest, Dicken had made this writing plain and fluent as well, which surely can attract lots of readers and high comments.To be frank, I really impressed by this art of beauty.So I like Dicken’s works very much.远大前程英文读后感二：To be simpleAfter reading the whole book of “Great Expectations” written by Charles Dickens, I can’t find suitable words to express my thoughts completely.First of all, I am attracted by the excellent literary talent of Charles Dickens.The descriptions of the details are just right for the foundation of the background.The design of the story also brings me shock.To me, it is not only a good story, but also a lesson of the life that I am experiencing.But, what I have learnt from the book is not the main idea that Charles Dickens wanted to show.What impresses me deeply is only a supporting role —pared with the life of pip, what Joe has experienced is so ordinary.He is an ordinary blacksmith, an ordinary husband, an ordinary brother, an ordinary friend, even an ordinary person!However, just such an ordinary person brings me a great special feeling.In his world, life is so simple.He is far away from the complex world which is polluted by the ugly soul of people.May be, “kind-hearted” is the biggest adv antage of him, which is also the biggest shortage of him in his daily life.Different from all the other figures in the book, Joe’s life is so simple and his thoughts also stay pure after he experiences whatever sufferings that life gives him.In my opinion, his childhood is miserable.What he has experienced must be unhappy and sorrowful.He grows up in such a family, meets so much violence（May be, in that period, it is common）。
远大前程英语 Great Expectations English
great expectations 远大前程charles dickens 狄更斯my first name was Philip,but when i was a small child i could only manage to say Pip.教名so Pip was what everybody called me.i lived in a small village in Essex with my sister,who was over 20 years older than me.my parents had died when i was a baby,so i could not remember them at all. quite often i used to visit the churchyard,about a mile from the village,to look at their names on the gravestones.经常，教堂墓地，墓碑sit on a gravestone in the churchyard one cold,grey,December afternoon.十二月份的一个寒冷阴沉的下午listen to the rushing sound of the sea in the distance.听着远处大海刮出的嗖嗖呼啸声don't say a word！别出声！a man jumped up from among the graves and caught hold of me.墓地里跳出一个人，一把抓住了我if you shout i will cut your throat. 敢叫就割断你的喉咙he was a big man,dressed all in black,with an iron chain on his leg.身材高大,一身黑衣服，腿上拴着铁链his clothes were wet and torn.衣服湿淋淋的，并且破破烂烂he looked exhausted,and hungry,and very fierce.筋疲力竭，饥饿，凶残。
Great-Expectations-《远大前程》
kind-hearted diligent
satisfied with his life
Mrs. Joe Gargery
Role : Pip ’ s s i s t e r
Characteristic : hot-tempered aggressive
mean
Estella
Role : ◆ Magwitch ’s (the
Characteristic : eccentric manic often seemed insane
Magwitch
Role : ◆the convict (badly trea by an unjust society and resolved to fight back) ◆a man who help Pip f u l f i his temporary great expectation ◆Estella ’s father
Miss Havisham
Role : ◆ a wealthy eccend a great proper ◆ adopted a l i t t l e g i r l : E s
just for revenge, for breaking all men ’s hear
Characteristic : have the sense of gratitude kind and generous to Pip
Biddy
Role : ◆ Pip ’s friend ◆ represents the
opposite of Este l
Characteristic : simple kindhearted plain moral
Brief Introduction
远大前程(Great Expectations)
The Second Expectation
The Second Expectation
The Second Expectation
As he was gradually getting familiar with the physical and cultural norms of his new status,he also formed the class conception that went with those norms. Therefore, when Joe came to visit Pip, he felt embarrassed and angry at Joe's illmanners,despite his love for Joe and their relationship.
The Last Expectation
Hence, Pip got poor again. Worse still, he got sick severely.Thanks to Joe's care, Pip recovered quickly. Eventually,Pip left for India to work for his friend Herbet's company.When he returned to his hometown years later,everything got changed. At Miss Havisham's deserted mansion,Pip happened to meet Estella. They talked and walked away quietly.
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远大前程英语小介绍
背景介绍
The story is set in 1812 to the 1840 Christmas Eve winter, the protagonist orphan Pip to autobiographical approach, describing the beginning of three years from the seven stages of life. This Dickens novel indentation style of text as a vehicle through the ups and ups and downs of the play orphans, expressing his views on life and human nature.
As the morning mists had risen long ago when I first left the forge, so, the evening mists were rising now, and in all the broad expanse of tranquil light they showed to me, I saw no shadow of another parting from her.
Good Expectations
-------远大前程
No more lies, live well, and பைடு நூலகம்ie happy. 不再说谎，活得自在，死的愉快。
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critical 鉴定的、临界的、批评的、决定性的 critical realist 批判现实主义 vehicle 车辆、工具、运载工具、传播媒介
这时夜色已经黑透，看来就要这样一黑到天明，我 们仅有的一点光亮，是乎不是来自天空，而是来自 河上，一桨又一桨的，搅动着那寥寥几颗倒映在水 里的寒星。
查尔斯狄更斯简介英文
查尔斯狄更斯简介英文查尔斯·狄更斯,英国作家，特别注意描写生活在英国社会底层的“小人物”的生活遭遇，深刻地反映了当时英国复杂的社会现实，下面是店铺为你整理的查尔斯狄更斯简介英文，希望对你有用!查尔斯·狄更斯简介Charles Dickens, full name Charles John Heifam Dickens (English name: Charles John Huffam Dickens, February 7, 1812 - June 9, 1870), British writer. The main works are "David Copperfield" "Pickwick rumor" "fog are orphans" "old antique shop" "hard times" "our common friend" "Tale of Two Cities" and so on.Dickens was born on February 7, 1812 in the suburbs of Portsmouth, was born in the Navy staff family, juvenile family life because of distress, only intermittent school. After being forced to work in the factory to do child labor. After 15 years old, became a law firm apprentice, record and court scorer. 20 years old when the newspaper interviewer, reported the House of Commons. In 1837 he completed the first novel "Pickwick rumor", is the first realist novel creation, and later creative talent to mature, has published "fog orphans" (1838), "old antique shop" (1850), "The Times of Hardness" (1854), "Tale of Two Cities" (1859) "Great Expectations" (1861), 1870 June 9 died in Rochester near the Gates Villa.Dickens especially paid attention to describing the life of the "little people" living in the bottom of the British society, and profoundly reflected the complex social reality of Britain at that time, and made outstanding contributions to the development and development of British critical realist literature. His works have had a profound impact on the development of Englishliterature.查尔斯·狄更斯创作特点Theme of the workDickens life and creation time, it is the mid-19th century Victorian early period. Dickens lifelong activities and creation, always synchronized with the trend of the times. He reveals the tragic situation of the lower classes, especially women, children and the elderly, with a serious and prudent attitude, by revealing the hypocrisy of the upper classes and the bourgeoisie, the greed, humble, brutal, full of excitement and deep sympathy The awakening of the working masses of the struggle. At the same time, he also idealism and romanticism of the pride of human nature in the true, good, beautiful, looking forward to a more reasonable society and a better life.Dickens embodies the core of the British spirit, a kind of happy and satisfied from the heart. But Dickens also has another spirit of the British, a conscious reflection and critical spirit. He speaks for the disadvantaged groups, pursuing social justice, exploring the core values that can make human beings live in harmony, inquire about the conscience of the world's richest country, and express the voices and dreams of many people with 15 novels and a large number of prose works.Business attitudeIn the early works of Dickens, the reader was still able to find his affirmation of the commercial value, but the more the later, Dickens on the "business" the more the derogatory attitude, his works are more inclined to the intense Way, to show in the gradual industrialization of the society, the money has the power to subvert all - the real world, everywhere is a kind of indifferent philosophy, including religious life, including all spiritual life arenothing He turned into a vassal of money and a quantifiable indicator: "They will weigh all the weight, the size and the price, and for them it is not possible to weigh the weight, the size, and the price Never existed. "(" Dong Bei father and son ") Moral valuesWith the development of the Victorian society, the aristocratic moral concept is inevitably affected by the impact of the middle class culture, the middle class ethical concepts gradually and broadly affect people's way of life. The development of this ethic is reflected in the culture is the development of Victorian culture, so that the original cultural values have been broken.It can be said that Dickens in the novel is not only in criticizing the social class inequality, but also in the review of the culture of society, especially moral values. From which we can see his attention to that society and how to think, but also reflects his deep thinking on the human life ontology.Style of workDickens early novels, magnificent momentum, popular and smooth, humorous and pungent and full of sentimental, which criticized the community, generally limited to the local system and the field. Such as "fog are orphans", "Nicholas Nickel" "old antique shop", "Martin Zhu Erwei Wei Te", "Christmas song" and so on. From the "Dong Bei father and son" later, Dickens's creation is more mature. "David Copperfield" to further explore the struggle of life course, with autobiography, is reflected in the middle of the 19th century, the British middle and lower layers of the long picture of the community. "Desolate Villa" "hard times" "small Du Li" is a strong political consciousness of the three heavy works.Dickens' late works clearly reflect the deepening of the creation of the theme, the skills of mature and multi-faceted exploration. "Great future" can be regarded as "David Copperfield" negative, but to explore the road of life is more realistic and alarming, and the early optimism of the author was significantly reduced. The protagonist is also an orphan, but can not stand the temptation of the environment lost the original simple nature, after the hardships of hard to repentance, re-life, the whole story is more concise in the structure."Our common friend" is another widely criticized novel, which contains the exploration of human nature and philosophy of life is also more profound, the use of symbolism and detective novels to add their artistic charm.Dickens last novel "Edwin Druid's mystery" Although only the completion of 23 chapters, which also see its elegant writing, rigorous ideas and attractive suspense and mystery.He describes a large number of small people in the middle and lower classes, which are unprecedented in literary works. With a high degree of artistic summary, vivid details of the description, fun and humorous and meticulous analysis, shaping a lot of memorable image, a true reflection of the British early 19th century social outlook, with great appeal and understanding of the value , And formed his unique style.He reflects a wide range of life, diversity, dig deep and powerful. He does not use his preaching or conceptualization to show his inclination, and tends to stimulate the reader's indignation, hatred, sympathy and love with a vivid artistic image.Most of his characters are distinctive personality. He is good at using artistic exaggeration to highlight some of the characteristics of the characters, with their customarymovements, gestures and words to reveal their inner life and thinking. He is also good at learning from the life of the language of the people, to character-specific language performance of the character and character.Dickens's creation has a strong romantic atmosphere, he describes the things seem to have some kind of feelings with the characters, temperament fit "spiritual", and enhance the appeal of the work.Edge character"Marginal character" is a reality in British Victorian society, and Dickens is the first realist writer who notes that they exist and writes them into the novel in sympathy and compassion, the spirit of his rebellion at that time, Efforts to arouse the community on the "edge of the characters" fate and the survival of the widespread concern, but also enrich the creation of the Victorian novel, for the next lower middle class writer - H. G Wells, Arnold Bennett, George Ging and other pointed out a broad creative path.In addition, Dickens' s "marginal character", as the "opposite" and "originality" rebellion of the Victorian social ideology, uses literature to produce an ingenious hotbed to display its power, which keeps the literary Relative independence, subversion of the Victorian social ideology dominant discourse - middle class values, but also reflects a dominant ideology of the discourse of the right to rely on to build their own right to speak, in the process of resistance Zhang significant The "other" force. Through the practice of novel expression, the independence and dependence of literary creation fully explained the relationship between literature and social history, so as to provide us with more social and historical thinking about literature, with a deeperunderstanding of Victoria's social culture , And even the deep implication of modern social culture.查尔斯·狄更斯人物影响The influence of Dickens' literary achievements on world literature is enormous. His work was introduced to China very early. In 1908, Lin Shu and Wei Yi translated the "Lost Meat" (ie, "David Copperfield"), "Thieves" (ie, "Oliver Tevester") and " "(Ie" old antique shop "). Since then, they have been translated and published a number of important works of Dickens. Dickens in the creation of the humanitarian and social criticism of the spirit and artistic skills, the creation of modern Chinese novels have a great impact.Dickens's work has not only been popular, but also a lot of adaptation of the film and television drama, his 15 novels have been at least twice each shot.。
狄更斯《远大前程》英文
• During dinner, Pip steals bread • Next morning, Pip steals food, brandy, a pork pie, and a file • Runs back to the marshes to find the convict
Chapter 3
• Arrives at the marshes • Finds who he thinks is his convict, but it turns out to be a different convict
– Has a badly bruised face and wears a broadbrimmed hat – Runs away from Pip without speaking
• Pip leaves him filing his shackle and returns home
Chapter 4
• Pip returns home and finds Christmas dinner being prepared
– Guests include Mr. Wopsle (church clerk), Mr. & Mrs. Hubble, Uncle Pumblechook (presented as a loud mouth idiot, who is full of himself) – Dinner discussion focuses on how grateful Pip should be for being brought up “by hand”
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He published extensively and was considered a literary celebrity until his death in 1870.
He lies buried in the Poet’s Corner in London. The words of his grave read as follows:”by his death one of England’s greatest writers is lost to the world.”
Place of Birth: No. 1 Mile End Terrace, Landport, Portsmouth England
Parents: Father-John Dickens (17851851); Mother-Elizabeth Dickens (17891863)
Friday, February 7, 1812 Thursday, June 9, 1870
后来他发又表 了大量的小说， 被誉为文学界 的泰斗。他于 1870年病逝。
他被埋在诗人角，他的 墓志铭是
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◇Novels
The First Period (1836-1841) ☆ 1836 Sketches by Boz «特写集» ☆1836-1837 The Pickwick Papers《匹克威克外传》 ☆1837-1838 Oliver Twist 《雾都孤儿》
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Great Expectations by Charles Dickens远大前程 查尔斯·狄更斯
[远大前程/ 查尔斯·狄更斯著]Great Expectations by Charles Dickens■简介总是希望和周围的朋友攀比，这是人类的一大弱点。
如果他们有钱，我们也希望有钱。
如果他们很穷，那么我们也不在乎同样受穷。
我们不会因为自己的愚蠢而羞愧，我们只会因为比周围的朋友更蠢才感到羞愧。
这就是“人比人”的问题。
其实这里还有“往前看”的问题。
我们无所谓错过什么，假如从未期待拥有。
我们也不会因为贫穷而失望，既然我们不曾指望富有。
匹普又穷又没受过什么教育，但好在他的朋友们也都一样。
对他们来说，这并没有什么；这就是生活的本来面目。
然而，一旦匹普得知他有“远大前程”，他开始不再安分了。
他羞于与自己的伙伴们为伍，他甚至还自惭形秽。
他的“前程”显然有摧毁他的生活的“危险”。
查尔斯·狄更斯（1812—1870）是英国最伟大的小说家之一。
尽管出生清贫（他父亲因负债而入狱），他却在有生之年获得盛名而且富有。
■人物介绍Pip 匹普又名Handel汉德尔；教名菲利普Abel Magwitch，a convict阿伯尔·马格韦契，一名罪犯Mrs Joe Gargery，Joe's wife and Pip's sister乔·葛吉瑞夫人，乔的妻子，匹普的姐姐Joe Gargery，the village blacksmith乔·葛吉瑞，乡村铁匠Compeyson，a convict 康培生，一名罪犯Mr Pumblechook，Joe's uncle潘波趣先生，乔的舅舅Mr Wopsle，church clerk伍甫赛先生，教堂里的办事员Biddy，Mr Wopsle's young cousin毕蒂，伍甫赛先生的表妹Miss Havisham 郝薇香小姐Estella，adopted by Miss Havisham艾丝黛拉，被郝薇香小姐收养Herbert Pocket 赫伯特·朴凯特Matthew Pocket，Herbert's father马修·朴凯特，赫伯特的父亲Orlick奥立克Mr Jaggers，a London lawyer贾格斯先生，一名伦敦律师Mr Wemmick，Mr Jaggers’clerk文米克先生，贾格斯先生的雇员Bentley Drummle本特利·朱穆尔Startop史达多蒲Miss Skiffins，engaged to Wemmick斯基芬小姐，已与文米克先生有婚约The aged parent，or the Aged，Wemmick's father年老的父亲，或老年人，文米克的父亲■1 Pip meets a strangerMy first name was Philip，but when I was a small child I could only manage to say Pip．So Pip was what every-body called me．I lived in a small village in Essex with my sister，who was over twenty years older than me，and married to Joe Gargery，the village blacksmith．My parentshad died when I was a baby，so I could not remember them at all，but quite often I used to visit the churchyard，abut a mile from the village，to look at their names on their gravestones．My first memory is of sitting on a gravestone in that church-yard one cold，grey，December afternoon，looking out at the dark，flat，wild marshes divided by the black line of the River Thames，and listening to the rushing sound of the sea in the distance．‘Don't say a word！’cried a terrible voice，as a man jumped up from among the graves and caught hold of me．‘If you shout I'll cut your throat！’He was a big man，dressed all in grey，with an iron chain on his leg．His clothes were wet and torn．He looked exhausted，and hungry，and very fierce．I had never been so frightened in my whole life．‘Oh！Don't cut my throat，sir！’I begged in terror．‘Tell me your name，boy！Quick！’he said，still holding me．‘And show me where you live！’‘My name's Pip，sir．And I live in the village over there．’He picked me up and turned me upside-down．Nothing fell out of my pocket except a piece of old bread．He ate it in two bites，like a dog，and put me back on the gravestone．‘So where are your father and mother？’he asked．‘There，sir，’I answered，pointing to their graves．‘What！’he cried，and was about to run，when he saw where I was pointing．‘Oh！’he said．‘I see．They're dead．Well，who do you live with，if I let you live，which I haven't decided yet？’‘With my sister，sir，wife of Joe Gargery，the blacksmith．’Blacksmith，you say？And he looked down at his leg．Then he held me by both arms and stared fiercely down into my eyes．‘Now look here．You bring me a file．You know what that is？And you bring me some food．If you don't，or if you tell anyone about me，I'll cut your heart out．’‘I promise I'll do it，sir，’I answered．I was badly fright ened and my whole body was trembling .‘You see，’he continued，smiling unpleasantly，‘I travel with a young man，a friend of mine，who roasts boys’hearts and eats them．He'll find you，wherever you are，and he'll have your heart．So bring the file and the food to that wooden shelter over there，early tomorrow morning，if you want to keep your heart，that is Remember，you promised！’I watched him turn and walk with difficulty across the marshes，the chain hanging clumsily around his leg．Then I ran home as fast as I could．My sister，Mrs Joe Gargery，was very proud of the fact that she had brought me up‘by hand’．Nobody explained to me what this meant，and because she had a hard and heavy hand，which she used freely on her husband as well as me，I supposed that Joe and I were both brought up by hand．She was not a beautiful woman，being tall and thin，with black hair and eyes and a very red face．She clearly felt that Joe and I caused her a lot of trouble，and she frequently complained about it．Joe，on the other hand，was a gentle，kind man with fair hair and weak blue eyes，who quietly accepted her scolding．Because Joe and I were in the same position of being scolded by Mrs Joe，we were good friends，and Joe protected me from her anger whenever he could．So when I ran breathless into the kitchen，he gave me a friendly warning．‘She's out look-ing for you，Pip！And she's got the stick with her！’This stick had been used so often for beating me that it was now quite smooth．Just then Mrs Joe rushed in．‘Where have you been，you young monkey？'she shouted．I jumped behind Joe to avoid being hit with the stick．‘Only to the churchyard，’I whispered，starting to cry．‘Churchyard！If I hadn't brought you up，you'd be in the churchyard with our parents．You'll send me to the church-yard one day！Now let me get your supper ready，both of you！’For the rest of the evening，I thought of nothing but the stranger on the marshes．Sometimes，as the wind blew round the house，I imagined I heard his voice outside，and I thought with horror of the young man who ate boys’hearts．Just before I went to bed，we heard the sound of a big gun on the marshes．‘Was that a gun，Joe？’I asked．‘Ah！'said Joe．‘Another convict's escaped．One got away last night．They always fire the gun when one escapes．’‘Who fires the gun？’I asked．Joe shook his head to warn me．‘Too many questions，’frowned my sister．‘If you must know it's the men in the prison-ships who fire the gun．’‘I wonder who is put into prison-ships，and why？’I asked，in a general way，quietly desperate to know the answer．This was too much for Mrs Joe．‘Listen，my boy，I didn't bring you up by hand to annoy people to death！There are ships on the river which are used as prisons．People who steal and murder are put in the prison-ships，and they stay there for years sometimes．And they always begin their life of crime by asking too many questions！Now，go to bed！’I could not sleep at all that night．I was in terror of the young man who wanted my heart，I was in terror of the man with the iron chain，I was in terror of my sister，who would soon discover I had stolen her food．As soon as there was a lit-tle light in the sky outside my window，I got up and went qui-etly down to the kitchen．I stole some bread，cheese and a big meat pie，hoping that，as there was a lot of food ready for Christmas，nobody would notice what was missing．I did not dare take the whole brandy bottle，so I poured some into a smaller bottle to take away with me．Then I filled up the brandy bottle with what I thought was water from a big brown bottle．I took a file from Joe's box of tools，and ran out on to the dark marshes．The mist was so thick that I could not see anything．Al-though I knew my way to the shelter very well，I almost got lost this time．I was near it when I saw a man sitting on the ground，half asleep．I went up and touched his shoulder．He jumped up，and it was the wrong man！He was dressed in grey，too，and had an iron chain on his leg．He ran away into the mist．‘It's the young man！’I thought，feeling a pain in my heart．When I arrived at the shelter，I found the right man．He looked so cold and hungry that I felt sorry for him．Trembling violently he swallowed the brandy and ate the food like a hunt-ed animal，looking around him all the time for danger．‘You're sure you didn't tell anyone？Or bring anyone？’‘No，sir．I'm glad you're enjoying the food，sir．’‘Thank you，my boy．You've been good to a poor man．’‘But I'm afraid there won't be any left for him．’‘Him？Who's that？’My friend stopped in the middle of eating．‘The young man who travels with you．’‘Oh，him！’he replied，smiling．‘He doesn't want any food．’‘I thought he looked rather hungry，’I answered．He stared at me in great surprise．‘Looked？When？’‘Just now，over there．I found him half asleep and I thought it was you．He was dressed like you，and—’I was anxious to express this politely‘-he had the same reason for wanting to borrow a file．’‘Then I did hear them fire the gun last night！You know，boy，when you're on the marsh alone at night，you imagine all kinds of things，voices calling，guns firing，soldiers marching！But show me where this man went．I'll find him and I'll fin-ish with him！I'll smash his face！Give me the file first．’I was afraid of him now that he was angry again．‘I'm sorry，I must go home now，’I said．He did not seem to hear，so I left him bending over his leg and filing away at his iron chain like a madman．Halfway home I stopped in the mist to listen，and I could still hear the sound of the file．■1 匹普与一位陌生人相遇我的教名叫菲利普，但是在我小时候，我仅会说匹普。
Great-Expectation远大前程
CharlesDickens
(1812-1870) BY BOYS GROUP
Content:
Charles Dickens Literary Status Life
Bildungsroman (教育小说) Definition/Characteristics/Representatives
Great Expectations
Introduction
The protagonist Pip was once a poor orphan, but he lived a happy life with his brother-in-law Joe. Later, as soon as he met and fell in love with Estella, he always compared himself with her and felt ashamed of himself
Ⅱ Surroundings shape characters, both internally and externally.
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Married the daughter of a magazine owner/ Fallen love with a young actress/ Divorced his wife
Rose to his reputation/ public reading tour for money Died of a stroke in 1870 and buried at Westminster Abbey
Ⅲ When he realized money and social status is not the most
《远大前程》英文精品
• Dickens began work as a law clerk, a junior office position with potential to become a lawyer. • He did not like the law as a profession and after a short time as a court stenographer he became a journalist, reporting parliamentary debate and traveling Britain by stagecoach to cover election campaigns. • His journalism formed his first collection of pieces Sketches by Boz and he continued to contribute to and edit journals for much of his life. • In his early twenties he made a name for himself with his first novel, The Pickwick Papers.
• At the age of twelve, Dickens was deemed old enough to work and began working for ten hours a day in Warren's boot-blacking factory, located near the present Charing Cross railway station. • He spent his time pasting labels on the jars of thick polish and earned six shillings a week. With this money, he had to pay for his lodging and help to support his family, which was incarcerated in the nearby Marshalsea debtors' prison.
远大前程GreatExpectations
远大前程GreatExpectations第一篇：远大前程Great ExpectationsGreat ExpectationsCharles DickensSetting: London, England, 1800sBackground Information:Pip lives with his very strict, martinet older sister, Mrs.Joe, and her husband, Joe Gargery.Mrs.Joe is abusive and is the dominant force in the household, having raised Pip “by hand.” Joe is a kind and caring role model for Pip, whose parents died right after his birth.Pip ventures to the churchyard to visit their graves often.This very place is where this classic tale unfolds.Characters:Pip(Philip Pirrip)adopted daughter of Miss Havisham.She was brought up on Miss Havisham's desire to get revenge on men.She is condescending despite her beauty.Miss HavishamPip's brother-in-law.He's a gentle giant who is Pip's best friend and father figure.He is a hard worker and a very moral man.Abel MagwitchPip's older sister.She raised Pip “by hand” using the “tickler.”Herbert Pocketlawyer who defends Magwitch.Magwitch orders him to keep track of Pip's finances.Jaggers serves as Pip's guardian.Plot Summary:Pip lives with his older sister and her husband.One day, while visiting his parents' grave, Pip encounters a convict, Magwitch, who he helps escape by providing him with a file and food.Pip is hired as a playmate for Miss Havisham's adopted daughter, Estella, who he falls in love with.Pip finds out that he has a benefactor and assumes that it is Miss Havisham.He moves to thecity of London with great expectations of increasing his social status.During this metamorphosis, Pip neglects his friendships with Biddy and Joe.As time passes, Pip meets his true benefactor, Magwitch, who made a fortune after being exiled from England.Magwitch wanted to repay Pip for helping him escape earlier in the novel.Pip in return for the large fortune must keep Magwitch in hiding near a river, since he is forbidden in England.Pip learns that Estella, who he has long obsessed over, has married Bentley Drummle.Suddenly, Miss Havisham's estate goes on fire, and Pip courageously saves Miss Havisham.It is then revealed that Magwitch is Estella's father.In an attempt to flee, Magwitch is caught, but dies before his conviction.Pip falls ill, and is nursed back to health by Joe, who marries Biddy after the death of Mrs.Joe.It is also revealed that Estella is educated by suffering, and the two go off on their separate ways.Sub-Plots: Pip's obsession with Estella controls his life, actions, and ambitions.Pip's rescuing of Magwitch from the river.The instance with Molly and Jaggers.Molly is Jagger's lowly housemaid, yet she is the real mother of Estella.Magwitch is the real father.Possible Themes:1)GratitudeMiss Havisham suffers from having lived her entire life in the past3)ObsessionEstella resents Pip for not being refined.Pip is appalled by Magwitch's appearance and behavior.5)GreedPip envies Estella's wealth and social status.7)Loneliness-Pip often visits the graveyard where his parents are buried.Key Issues: Envy: Pip envies Estella for her social position and wealth.He is jealous that she takes her wealth for granted, as she lives with the money that he longs for.His “great expectation” in life is to achieve a higher standard of living, while cruel, heartless Estellawas born into it.This envy of Estella's wealth stays with Pip as he grows into a man, hidden in the back of his mind.Gratitude: Joe Gargery was Pip's greatest friend, yet Pip took him for granted.He did not show any signs of gratitude for Joe's constant friendship.Towards the end of the novel, Joe was the one who nursed Pip back to health.Ultimately, Pip realizes the trueness of his friendship with Joe, and eventually shows him the gratitude he deserves.Prejudice: Estella immediately looked down on Pip upon seeing how coarse his hands and boots were.Because of his poor social status, she did not accept him as an equal.Rather than seeing him as a playmate(or a possible future husband), Estella saw Pip as a victim for her cruelty.In Pip's adulthood, he was prejudiced against Magwitch for being so grimy and brutish.He was both appalled and embarrassed by the man who had given him his fortune.Maturity of Relationships: Pip ultimately matures when he takes care of Magwitch after the accident at the river.He discovers the importance and the goodness of what Magwitch had done for him.The relationship between Magwitch and Pip grows due to the Pip's maturity.The relationship between Pip and Joe also develops once Pip realizes how valuable of a friend Joe is.Morals and Life Applications:Great Expectations encompasses almost every aspect of the human condition.From this novel, one learns that true friendship is worth much more than material possessions.Wealth and social status does not necessarily guarantee happiness.In life, it is sometimes necessary to sacrifice one's illusions or fantasies to discover one's own inner worth.As displayed by the character of Miss Havisham, it is foolish to live in the past, because it is a selfish act.Not only did she harm herself, but Estella and Pip as well.In the end, Pip discovers that wealth and social position canbe corrupting to a person's morality.Ulitmately, Pip realized that he had to sacrifice his great expectations in order to preserve his morality and inner worth.第二篇：《远大前程》《远大前程》文学导读狄更斯(1812-1870)生活在英国由半封建社会向工业资本主义社会的过渡时期。
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The analysis of Great Generation's heroine Pip Abstract:Great Expectations is one of the representative works of Charles Dickens". Since its publication, has attracted the attention of the critic circle. The theory is raised by the Russian scholar Mikhail Bakhtin. Carnival laughter is explored in this novel. The hero Pip of Great Expectations is regarded as the carnival king in the light of carnivalization. Through Pip’s crowning and decrowning, Bakhtin"s notion of joyful relativity is expressed. The carnival feast and the symbol fire play a very important part in his crowning and decrowning. The language of these characters is distinctive which is called "billingsgate language" in Bakhtin"s term.Key words:report, Charles Dickens, great expectation, PipIntroductionCharles· Dickens(whole name is Charles John Huffam Dickens) was born on February 7,1812,and spent the first 9 years of his life living in the coastal region of Kent, a country in southeastEngland. Dickens’s father, John, was a kind and likable man, but he was incompetent with moneyand accumulated tremendous debts throughout his life. When Dickens was nine, his family movedto London. When he was twelve, his father was arrested and taken to the debtors’ prison.Dick ens’s mother moved his seven brothers and sisters into prison with their father. But shearranged for the young Charles to live alone outside the prison and work with other childrenpasting labels on bottles in a blacking warehouse. Dickens found the three months he spent apartfrom his family highly miserable. Not only the job itself torturous, but also he considered himselftoo good for it, earning the contempt of the other children. After his father was released from theprison, Dickens returned to school. He eventually became a law clerk, then a court reporter, andfinally a novelist. His first novel, the Pickwick Papers, became a huge popular success whenDickens was only twenty-five. He published his works extensively and was considered a literarycelebrity until his death in 1870.Representative works of the writer: The Posthumous Papers of thePickwick Club, Oliver Twist, The Old Curiosity Shop, Hard Times, Great Expectations, and OurMutual Friend. Dickens engineers emotional effects in this book by shifting writing styles. Healternates broad effects with subtle touches. Conic exaggeration, satiric understatement, thebrooding tones of melodrama, and the stern notes of tragedy all slip in and out. Although he mustwork through his narrator, Pip, Dickens fine-tunes the tone of Pip's voice to steer our sympathies in certain directions.1.Topic sentenceReaders can find many events of Dickens’ early life are mirrored in the Great Expectations, which, apart from David Copperfield, is his most autobiogr aphical novel. Pip, the novel’s main character, lives in the marsh country, works at a job he hates, considers himself too good for his surroundings, and experiences material success in London at a very early age, exactly as Dickens himself did. In addition, one of the most appealing characters, Wemmick, is a law clerk, and the law, justice, and the courts are all important components of the story. In form, Great Expectations fits a pattern popular in 19th century European fiction: bildungsroman or novel depicting growth and personal development generally a transition from boyhood to manhood such as that experienced by Pip. The genre was popularized by Goethe with his book Wilhelm Meister (1794-1796) and became prevalent in England with such books as Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and Dickens’s own David Copperfield . Each of these books, like Great Expectations depicts a process of maturation and self-discovery through experience as a protagonist moves from childhood to adulthood.As a bildungsroman, Great Expectations presents the growth and development of a single character, Philip Pirrip, better known to himself and to the world as Pip. It is obvious that Pip is the most important character in the story Great Expectations, and also he is the narrator of the story.2.Supporting detailsThe theme of Great Expectations is not so difficult to find. Affection, loyalty, and conscience are more important than social advancement, wealth, and class. Dickens establishes the theme and shows Pip learning this lesson, largely by exploring ideas of ambition and self-improvement——ideas that quickly become both the thematic center of the novel and the psychological mechanism that encourages much of Pip’s development.From deep in heart, Pip is an idealist. Whenever he can conceive of something that is better than what he already has, he immediately desires to obtain the improvement. When he sees the Satis House, he longs to be a wealthy gentleman; when he thinks of his moral shortcomings, he longs to be good; when he realizes that he cannot read, he longs to learn how. Pip’s desire forself-improvement is the main source of the novel’s title: because he believes in the possibility of advancement in life, he has “Great Expectations” about his f uture. Throughout Great Expectations, Dickens explores the class system of Victorian England, ranging from the most wretched criminals (Magwitch) to the poor peasants of the marsh country (Joe and Biddy) to the middle class (Pumblechook) to the very rich (Miss Havisham). The theme of social class is central to the novel’s plot and to the ultimate moral theme of the book——Pip’s realization that wealth and class are less important than affection, loyalty and inner worth. Pip achieves this realization when he is finally able to understand that, despite the esteem in which he holds Estella; one’s social status is in no way connected to one’s real character. Drummle, for instance, is an upper-class lout, while Magwitch, a persecuted convict, has a deep inner worth.Perhaps, the most important thing to remember about the novel’s treatment of social class is that the class system it portrays is based on the post——Industrial Revolution model of Victorian England. Dickens generally ignores the nobility and the hereditary aristocracy in favor of characters whose fortunes have been earned through commerce. Even Miss Havisham’s family fortune was made through the brewery that is still connected to her manor. In this way, by connecting the theme of social class to the idea of work and self-advancement, Dickens subtly reinforces the novel’s main theme of ambition and self-improvement. So the novel Great Expectations is really an outcome of the writer’s deliberation.3.Ending sentenceAs a character, Pip’s two most important traits are his immature, romantic idealism and his native good conscience. On the other hand, Pip has a deep desire to improve himself and attain any possible advancement, whether educational, moral, or social. His longing to marry Estella and join the upper classes stems from the same idealistic desire as his longing to learn to read and his fear of being punished for bad behavior: once he understands ideas like poverty, ignorance, and immorality, Pip does not want to be poor, ignorant, or immoral. Pip the narrator judges his own past actions extremely harshly, rarely giving himself credit for good deeds but angrily castigating himself for bad ones. As a character, however, Pip’s idealism often leads him to perceive world rather narrowly, and his tendency to oversimplify situations based on superficial values leads him to behave badly toward the people who care about him. When Pip becomes a gentleman, for example, he immediately begins to act as he thinks a gentleman supposed to act, which leads himto treat Joe and Biddy snobbishly and coldly. There are many examples of this kind of change in the novel.On the other hand, Pip is at heart a very generous and sympathetic young man, a fact that can be witnessed in his numerous acts of kindness throughout the book. For instance, he helps Magwitch, secretly buying Herbert’s way into business, etc. And his essential love for all those who love him also indicates the fact. Pip’s main line of development in the novel may be seen as the process of learning to place his native sense of kindness and conscience above his immature idealism. Great Expectations contains a great deal of foreshadowing. The repeated references to the convict foreshadow his return; the second convict on the marsh foreshadows the revelation of M agwitch’s conflict with Compeyson; the man in the pub who gives Pip money foreshadows the revelation that Pip’s fortune comes from Magwitch; Miss Havisham’s wedding dress and her bizarre surroundings foreshadow the revelation of her past and her relationsh ip with Estella; Pip’s feeling that Estella reminds him of someone he knows foreshadows his discovery of the truth of her parentage; the fact that Jaggers is a criminal lawyer foreshadows his involvement in Magwitch’s life; and so on. Moreover, the weather often foreshadows dramatic events: a storm brewing generally means there will be trouble ahead, as on the night of Magwitch’s return.One way to see Pip’s development, and the development of many of the other characters in the Great Expectations, is as an attempt to learn to value other human beings.Except all above, I realize that growing of a child is a long process of development. And during this long process, the children not only need to obtain a lot of knowledge from the textbooks, but also need to find the right way to be a decent person. And there is no doubt that being a human is the one which is more important between the two. This is a truth in the past, in this era, and in the future.ConclusionThe most important theme in Great Expectations is that no external standard of value can replace the judgments of one’s own conscience. Characters such as Joe and Biddy know this instinctively; for Pip, it is a long and hard lesson, the learning of which makes up much of the book.。
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It depicts the growth and personal development of an orphan named Pip. The novel was first published in serial form in Dickens's weekly periodical All the Year Round, from 1 December 1860 to August 1861.
In October 1861, Chapman and Hall published the novel in three volumes. Dickens originally intended Great Expectations to be twice as long, but constraints imposed by the management of All the Year Round limited the novel's length. The novel is collected and dense, with a conciseness unusual for Dickens. According to G. K. Chesterton, Dickens penned Great Expectations in "the afternoon of his life and fame. It was the penultimate novel Dickens completed, preceding Our Mutual Friend.
die: 1870 buried: Westminster 威斯敏斯特Abbey in the Poet’s Corner
tombstone:
“He was a sympathiser to the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed; "
Background
The 1st phase of Great expectations
The story is divided into three phases of Pip's life expectations. The first "expectation" is allotted 19 chapters, and the other two 20 chapters each in the 59-chapter work. In some editions, the chapter numbering reverts to Chapter One in each expectation, but the original publication and most modern editions number the chapters consecutively from one to 59. At the end of chapters 19 and 39, readers are formally notified that they have reached the conclusion of a phase of Pip's expectations. In the first expectation, Pip lives a humble existence with his ill-tempered older sister and her strong but gentle husband, Joe Gargery. Pip is satisfied with this life and his warm friends until he is hired by an embittered wealthy woman, Miss Havisham, as an occasional companion to her and her beautiful but haughty adopted daughter, Estella. From that time on, Pip aspires to leave behind his simple life and be a gentleman. After years as companion to Miss Havisham and Estella, he spends more years as an apprentice to Joe, so that he may grow up to have a livelihood working as a blacksmith. This life is suddenly turned upside down when he is visited by a London attorney, Mr. Jaggers, who informs Pip that he is to come into the "Great Expectations" of a handsome property and be trained to be a gentleman at the behest of an anonymous benefactor.
The novel is set among the marshes of Kent and in London in the early to mid-1800s. The novel contains some of Dickens most memorable scenes, including its opening, in a graveyard, when the young orphan Pip is accosted by the escaped convict, Abel Magwitch.
the opening passage describes the pip's hometown,churchyard and surrounding environment. "Ours was the marsh country, down by the river, within, as the river wound, twenty miles of the sea...At such a time I found out for certain, that this bleak place overgrown with nettles was the churchyard;and that the dark flat wilderness beyond the churchyard, intersected with dykes and mounds and gates, with scattered cattle feeding on it, was the marshes; and that the low leaden line beyond, was the river; and that the distant savage lair from which the wind was rushing, was the sea;." we can see that the dark graveyard,swamp are used to symbolize that the area was a haunt of snakes. The serpent enticed eve to eat the apple. snake is symbolic crime. Magwitch represents the snake, the crime. He threatens Pip to find a file and food.Since Magwitch represents the crime, accomplice also should be punished by GOD. And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; --------3:17
Great Expectations is Charles Dickens's thirteenth novel. It is his second novel, after David Copperfield, to be fully narrated in the first person. Great Expectations is a comingof-age novel, and it is a classic work of Victorian literature.