Great Expectations: Characters (AQA GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Pip's wish Joe was 'genteelly' brought up shows?
Pip's wish Joe was 'genteelly' brought up shows?
Shame about humble beginnings & desire for social status
Who does Pip love 'against reason, against promise, against peace'?
Who does Pip love 'against reason, against promise, against peace'?
Estella
Estella: 'I have no heart'—what does this reveal?
Estella: 'I have no heart'—what does this reveal?
Emotional damage from Miss Havisham's manipulation
Who caused Estella's inability to feel sympathy?
Who caused Estella's inability to feel sympathy?
Miss Havisham
Miss Havisham's 'Love her, love her, love her!' shows?
Miss Havisham's 'Love her, love her, love her!' shows?
Using Estella as tool for revenge
Joe's 'Ever the best of friends' quote reflects?
Joe's 'Ever the best of friends' quote reflects?
Unwavering loyalty & affection for Pip
What does Joe embody in the novel?
What does Joe embody in the novel?
Virtues of working class: authenticity & integrity
Magwitch: 'I'm your second father'—what does it challenge?
Magwitch: 'I'm your second father'—what does it challenge?
Traditional ideas about family & class
Magwitch: 'I've made a gentleman on you!'—the irony?
Magwitch: 'I've made a gentleman on you!'—the irony?
Forces Pip to see shallow nature of social distinctions
Jaggers: 'Take nothing on its looks'—what approach?
Jaggers: 'Take nothing on its looks'—what approach?
Cold, logical; values evidence over appearances
Jaggers: 'atmosphere of evil'—what shapes people?
Jaggers: 'atmosphere of evil'—what shapes people?
Their environment
Herbert's toast calling Pip 'independent' highlights?
Herbert's toast calling Pip 'independent' highlights?
Pip's return to his true self
Pip's repeated 'against' in love quote shows?
Pip's repeated 'against' in love quote shows?
Obsessive & irrational love for Estella
Miss Havisham's twisted view of love?
Miss Havisham's twisted view of love?
Love as something to be used for vengeance
Estella's lack of sentiment explores what theme?
Estella's lack of sentiment explores what theme?
Identity & whether upbringing shapes true nature