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Greatexpectation“Greatexpectations”isoneofDicken’smostmaturestworks.AfterDickenhadexperiencedlargepartofmeaningfullife,hehadadeepercognitionforpeople,environment,aswellasthelifewhichhehadgonethrough.Andallthematurecognitionsareincludedinthiswriting---Greatexpectations.BeforeIreadthisnovelthefirsttime,Isupposedthatitwasacomedy,butwhenIfinishedit,thisGreatExpectationseemedtobeatragedy.EveryonewantstohaveaGreatExpectationlikePip.Buthowcanweachieveit?ThisnoveltellsusastoryabouthowPipgetstohisGreatExpectation.Inthebeginningofthenovel,Pipwhoissympatheticandinnocentissatisfiedwithhisnormallife.However,hisdestinywaschangedwhenhemetacriminalinwetland.Hehelpshimeventhoughhedoesn’twantto,butheisveryscaredthattherewillbesomeonefindingitandinhisdeepdown,hewantstoforgetthisexperienceeagerly.Andthen,heishiredbyanembitteredwealthywomanMissHavishamasanoccasionalcompaniontoherandherbeautifulbuthaughtyadopteddaughter,Estella.WhenhemeetsEstellaatfirstsight,hefallsinlovewithher.ButEstellalooksdownhimandthishurtlittlePipverymuch.ThatisthemainreasonforPiptogaintheideatochancehislife.BeforehavingtheideaabouttheGreatExpectation,hejustwantstobeblacksmith.AfterfallinglovewithEstella,hebecomesunsatisfiedwithhissimplelifeanddesirestobeagentleman.Thenhisvalueabouthislifechangedtotally.Pipdoesn’tdecidehisownlife.Hislifeiscontrolledbyotherpeopleasifheisapuppetplayedwithoutspirit,sointheendhecannotattainhisGreatExpectation.Inthenovel,IfeelverysympathetictoPip.Hispeacefullifeisbrokenbysomeaccidents.Asachild,hehasnochoicebuttobeguidedbyhisfate.SometimeswefacethesamesituationlikelittlePip’s.Howcanweavoidthetragedy?Peopleoftensaythatenvironmenthasabiginfluenceonlife.Forexample,afterarrivinginLondon,Pipbecomesprodigalandloafer,what’smore,helooksdownuponhisbrother-in-law.But,isitrightthatenvironmentisthemostdecidingfactorofourlife?Idon’tthinkso.Ifwecanhaveafirmfaithinourheart,wecandecideourdestiny.Inmodernsociety,therearemoretemptationsaroundus.Ifwecannotresistthesetemptations,wewillloseourdirection.Manygirlswanttobefamousorberichwithoutanyeffortssotheychoosesomedisreputewaytoacquiretheir“greatexpectation”.Theypreferbeingaloverforsomerichmentoearningmoneyindependently.Ortheyputtheirnudepicturesontheinternetratherthanworkhardly.Wecannotattainourgreatexpectationwithoutanyattempts.Pipfailstogainhisexpectationbecausetheidealonthebasisofpeacockeryandeffortlessnesswillnotcometrue.Ifhecanpursuehisfuturethroughhardworking,Ithinkhecanhaveanotherachievement.TheotherimpressingcharacterisMissHavisham.Sheisveryrichinmateriallifebutsopoorinherheart.Shewashurtbyherbrotherandfiancéwhenshewasyoung.MissHavishamissoproudthatwhenshewashurtbyotherpeople,shecannotrecoversoon.Wecanfeelherdeadheartthroughtheauthor’sdescriptions.Shelivesinadarkandmoldyhouseandeverydayallshethinksisretaliation.Asanabandonedwoman,sheusesheralllifetohate.Thiskindofhateisenlarged,andintheendshedestroysnotonlyherlifebutalsoPip’sandEstella’slives.Inourlifewewillmeetalotofobstacleswhichwillbreakourbeliefabouttheworld.Whenwearedefeated,therearetwochoicesinfrontofus,tostandagainorshattertotally.MissHavishamchoosesthenextone,soshehasthetragiclife.Wecannotdecidehowtheweatheris,butwecanchooseouremotion.Inordertoattainahappylife,wemusthaveanoptimisticattitudetowardslife.Sometimeseventhoughwearehurtdeeply,wemustthinkoutsomemethodstoovercomethedifficult.Wehearalotofnewsaboutcriminalonaccountofbeingabandoned.Somegirlschoosesomeextraordinarywayafterbeingdumpedbytheirboyfriends.Ithinktheylovetheirboyfriendsthanlovethemselves.Eventheydon’tputthemselvesasthefirstconsideration,howtheycanrequireotherpeopleattachimportancetothem?Thatiswhyweoftensaygirlsmustbeself-love.GreatExpectationgivesusalotofillumination.Wemustrememberthelessonthestorytellsuseternally.Itisgoodfortheyoungadultswhostepintothesocietyjustnow.Wemustlearntobethecommanderofourlives.