Novel: Great Expectations Written By Charles Dickens

D.A. Model High School Ph. IV Subject: English Literature Novel: Great Expectations Topic: Pip, as main character Presented by: Mrs. Farzana Hayat. Syndicate Leader: Mrs. Shamim Dadi

Introduction to author Charles Dickens (1833–1870) was a very popular writer who prospered in queen Victoria’s era. Many of his stories are about children, and the hard lives of poor people in those days. His writing style is florid and poetic, with a strong comic touch. His satires of British aristocratic snobbery are very popular.

Notable Works Great Expectations, Bleak House, Little Dorrit, Hard Times, Our Mutual Friend, The Pickwick Papers, A Tale of Two Cities, David Copperfield, Sketches by Boz, The Old Curiosity Shop, Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby, Barnaby Rudge, A Christmas Carol, Martin Chuzzlewit.

Topic: Character Sketch of Pip

Aims and Objectives Familiarize all the characters. Elaborate Pip’s character. His relations with other characters in the novel.

Style & Theme Written in first person. Uses victorian language & grammer that is no longer in common use. The title “Great Expectations” refers to Pip’s expectations of living a gentlemanly life. Some of the major themes of the novel are crime and social class.

Phillip Pirip (nick-named Pip) Innocent young child. An orphan. Elder sister brings him up. Humiliated & treated badly by her.

Mrs Joe: Pip’s abusive older sister 20 years older than pip. Hot tempered Considers pip as burden.

Joe Gargery: Pip’s brother-in-law Fatherly figure for Pip. A blacksmith. Always kind to Pip. A true gentleman at heart. Wants Pip to be his apprentice

Abel Magwitch: Pip’s Benefactor He is a convict and escaped from prison, whom pip treats kindly. He turns out to be pip’s benefactor. He is sometimes called Provice. He is Molly’s husband and Estella’s Father.

Miss Havisham: Strange, reclusive woman. Was deserted by her fiancé on her wedding day. Pip considers her as his benefactor but she wanted to take revenge from men and targeted Pip, by using Estella as her tool.

Estella Daughter of Magwitch & Molly. Adopted by Miss Havisham. Brought up to be cruel & revengeful. Does not respond to Pip’s love. In the end, after being widowed, she changes & marries Pip.

Recapitulate: through discussion Evaluation: at the end, group discussion will be encouraged Understand Pip’s character in relation to other characters in the novel & evaluate their influences on him. Creativity: guide the students to read other books written by Charles Dickens and plan out, devise & compile a character sketch on their own.

Thank you Further Reading Next session, come prepared to outline the features of Estella’s character with me. Other resources: The Novel, The internet. Thank you

Life changes people. Destiny prevails.