Great Expectations: Characters (OCR GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Pip's wish Joe was raised 'genteelly'
Pip's wish Joe was raised 'genteelly'
Shows shame about humble beginnings & desire for social status
Pip loves Estella 'against reason, promise, peace'
Pip loves Estella 'against reason, promise, peace'
Obsessive, irrational love driving his life choices
Estella: 'I have no heart'
Estella: 'I have no heart'
Emotional damage from Miss Havisham's manipulation
Miss Havisham: 'Love her, love her, love her!'
Miss Havisham: 'Love her, love her, love her!'
Using Estella as tool for revenge; twisted view of love
Joe: 'Ever the best of friends; ain't us, Pip?'
Joe: 'Ever the best of friends; ain't us, Pip?'
Unwavering loyalty & genuine, simple values
Joe: 'you can't help it' about Pip's changes
Joe: 'you can't help it' about Pip's changes
Joe's forgiving nature & unconditional love for Pip
Magwitch: 'I'm your second father'
Magwitch: 'I'm your second father'
Emotional bond; kinship defined by bonds not blood ties
Magwitch: 'I've made a gentleman on you!'
Magwitch: 'I've made a gentleman on you!'
Irony forcing Pip to face shallow social distinctions
Jaggers: 'Take nothing on its looks'
Jaggers: 'Take nothing on its looks'
Believes in evidence over appearances; facts over looks
Jaggers: 'atmosphere of evil'
Jaggers: 'atmosphere of evil'
People shaped by environment; surroundings corrupt character
Herbert: 'part of my existence, part of myself'
Herbert: 'part of my existence, part of myself'
Lasting impact of childhood friendships on identity
Estella: 'I am what you have made me'
Estella: 'I am what you have made me'
Consequences of Miss Havisham's manipulative upbringing