Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (OCR GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Pip's background
Pip's background
Orphan raised by sister & Joe Gargery, blacksmith
Joe Gargery's role
Joe Gargery's role
Pip's brother-in-law, a blacksmith
Magwitch's identity
Magwitch's identity
Escaped convict Pip helped
Miss Havisham's home
Miss Havisham's home
Decaying mansion
Estella's character
Estella's character
Miss Havisham's ward, beautiful but cold-hearted
Pip's 'great expectations'
Pip's 'great expectations'
Wealth from an unknown benefactor
Pip's initial belief about benefactor
Pip's initial belief about benefactor
Miss Havisham
Where Pip moves to
Where Pip moves to
London
Pip's true benefactor
Pip's true benefactor
Magwitch, the convict he helped
Pip's attitude as gentleman
Pip's attitude as gentleman
Ashamed of origins, distances himself from Joe
Values Pip learns
Values Pip learns
Loyalty and humility
Magwitch's return effects
Magwitch's return effects
Puts Pip in danger & causes moral awakening
Pip & Estella's ending
Pip & Estella's ending
Meet again, both grown; future open to interpretation