Great Expectations: Writer's Methods and Techniques (OCR GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Narrative technique used in Great Expectations
Narrative technique used in Great Expectations
First-person narrative
Effect of first-person narrative in Great Expectations
Effect of first-person narrative in Great Expectations
Helps readers connect deeply with Pip's thoughts & emotions
What misty marshes symbolise
What misty marshes symbolise
Pip's uncertainty & confusion about his life/future
What Satis House symbolises
What Satis House symbolises
Decay and destructive power of living in the past
Technique to build tension & hint at future events
Technique to build tension & hint at future events
Foreshadowing
How early Magwitch scenes use foreshadowing
How early Magwitch scenes use foreshadowing
Hint at his later significant role in Pip's life
Genre: coming-of-age story
Genre: coming-of-age story
Bildungsroman
How Great Expectations fits bildungsroman structure
How Great Expectations fits bildungsroman structure
Follows Pip's growth from naïve boy to mature adult
Social issue Dickens critiques
Social issue Dickens critiques
Victorian class system
What Victorian class system critique shows
What Victorian class system critique shows
How wealth and status can corrupt individuals
What true gentility is based on (in the novel)
What true gentility is based on (in the novel)
Inner character, not wealth or birthright
Gothic elements in Great Expectations
Gothic elements in Great Expectations
Eerie Satis House & mysterious Miss Havisham
Purpose of Gothic elements
Purpose of Gothic elements
Create suspense & highlight darker aspects of story
Darker themes shown through Gothic elements
Darker themes shown through Gothic elements
Obsession, revenge, haunting consequences of past actions