GreatExpectationCharlesDickensContentsIntroductionMainthemePersonalfeelingsCharlesDickensEarlyyearsMiddleyearsLateyearsDickens’LoveCATHERINEDICKENSDickens'LoversDickensMariaMarieGeorginaEllenTernanThefirstpart•Inthefirstpart,Pipledahumblelifewithhisill-temperedeldersisterandherstronghusbandwithaneasygoingandfriendlytemperament,JoeGargery.Atthebeginningofthisnovel,Piphelpedanescapedprisonerbyprovidinghimwithfoodofwhichhehadbeenindesperateneed.Later,theprisonerwasarrested,andPipdidnothearfromhimoverhischildhood.Thefirstpart•Pipwascontentwiththislifeandhiswarmfriends.However,afterhemetMissHavisham,awealthyoldladywithmentalproblems,whohadabeautifulbutself-fishcompanion,Estella,hisprospectforfuturelifegotchanged.Fromthenon,Pipdidnotwanttoliveasimplelifeanylonger.Instead,hewasdeterminedtobecomeagentlemanforEstellaforwhomhehadadeepaffection.HewasaregularvisitortoMissHavishamandEstellainhischildhood.Thefirstpart•Then,hespentmoreyearsasanapprenticetoJoe,sothathemightgrowuptomakealivingbyworkingasablacksmith.ButhislifesuddenlychangedwhenhewasvisitedbyaLondonattorney,Mr.Jaggers,whoinformedPipthathewasgoingtoinheritasubstantialpropertyfromanunknownpersonandgettrainedasagentleman.Thesecondpart•Inthesecondpart,PipstartedhisjourneyofgreatexpectationinLondon,learningthedetailsofbecomingagentlemanfromhistutors,wearingfineclothes,andmeetingpeoplefromupperclass.Comparedwithhishardlifeatayoungerage,hewasnowinLondonsupportedbyagenerousallowance.Buthefrequentlymadeendsmeeteverymonth.Inhisefforttoadapttothenewenvironment,hemadenewfriendsandalsoencounteredhisrivals.Thesecondpart•Meanwhile,hefoundhimselfinthesamesituationasEstella,whowasalsopursuedbymanyothermen,especiallyBentleyDrummle,whomshealsofavored.Ashewasgraduallygettingfamiliarwiththephysicalandculturalnormsofhisnewstatus,healsoformedtheclassconceptionunconsciouslythatwentwiththosenorms.Therefore,whenJoecametovisitPip,hefeltembarrassedandangryatJoe'sillmanners,despitehisloveforJoeandtheirfriendship.Attheendofthisstage,Pipwasintroducedtohissponsor,andthenhiswholeworldshocked.Thethirdpart•Inthethirdpart,Pipfoundthathewassponsoredbytheprisonerhehelpedinhischildhood.However,Piphadtohelpthatprisoneragain.Piptriedtosendhimabroadwiththehelpofhisfriend,Herbert.Buttheyfailed.Theprisonerwasarrested,andallofhispossessionswereruthlesslyconfiscated.Hence,Pipgotimpoverishedagain.Worsestill,hegotsickseverely.ThankstoJoe’scare,Piprecoveredquickly.Eventually,PipleftforIndiatoworkforhisfriendHerbert'scompany.Whenhereturnedtohishometownyearslater,everythinggotchanged.AtMissHavisham’sdesertedmansion,PiphappenedtomeetEstella.Theytalkedandwalkedawayquietly.PersonalfeelingsonthisnovelMyviewpointsonPip’smentalstatesTriplerelationsMyviewpointsonPip’spsychologicalstate•1.Initialstage•Kind-heartedandobliging•Contentwithpresentlife•2.aftermeetingEstella•Ambitious•ToberichandknowledgeMyviewpointsonPip’spsychologicalstate•3.AfterarrivinginLondon•Greedy,luxuriousandfilledwithvanityandfame•4.Afterfindingoutthetruth•Shockedtoescapefromthecruelreality•Stillobliging•5.Aftertheprisonerwasarrested•Nolongergreedyorluxurious•PragmaticTriplerelationsPipEstellaHavisham