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ReflectiononGreatExpectation-----MyReadingReportofGreatExpectationClassoneStudentNo.10Name:AnnaWangGreatExpectationwaswrittenbyCharlesDickens(1812-1870),oneofthemostpopularwritersofallthetime,whocreatedsomeofthebest-knowncharactersinEnglishliterature.GreatExpectationissimilartoDavidCopperfieldinthatitisthestoryofaboygrowingup.Piphaslosthisparentswhenhewasfifteenyearsold.Hewasbroughtupbyhissisterandherhusband--JoeGargery,ablacksmithwhotakesPiponasanapprentice,teacheshimhistradeandmakesfriendswithhim.OnedaybeforeChristmas,whenPipwenttothechurchyardwherehisparentswereburied,hemetanescapingconvict--AbelMagwitch.Pipbroughtcakesforthehungryman,whichtouchedAbeldeeply,althoughhewascaughtbypolice.AftertheChristmas,PipwasinvitedtoplaywithEstella,abeautifulgirladoptedbyMissHavisham.MissHavishamwastherichestmaninthevillage.Butshewasverystrange.Shewasdressedabridalveilallthewholelifeafterherfiancéleftherattheweddingday,takingheralargeamountofproperty.Soshelivedintherevengeandhatedallthemen.ShetreatedEstellaasatooltotakerevengeonallman.WhenPipmetEstella,helovedher,sodidEstella.ButEstellaknewshewasjustatooltocarryouttherevengeplanofMissHavisham,soshepretendedtobeproud,indifferentandlookdownuponPip-arelativeofapoorblacksmith,whichbrokePip’sheart.Asaconsequence,Pipwasdeterminedtobecomearealgentlemanwhoisinpossessionofmoney,goodmanners,luxuriouslifeandagreatexpectationforEstella’ssake.Underthehelpofastrangerwhodonatedalotofmoneytohim,PipleftJoeandthevillage,andwenttoLondontolivealuxuriouslifetolearntohowtobecomearealgentleman.Pipstartedtowastemoney,lookdownuponotherpoorpeople,evenincludingJoe,hisbrother-in-lawandbestfriend!Gradually,Piplosthimselfinthewhirlpoolofmoney,althoughhehashadalargenumberofdebts.Asthesametime,Estellahasbecomemoreandmorebeautiful,gracefulandbrilliant.ShewalkedinthecrowdofmenandmarriedoneofthemastheMissHavisham’swish,whichreallytorePipintopieces.And,asthesametime,themysteriousbenefactorofPipcameout.HeisAbel-theescapingconvictwhomPiphashelped.Whenheescapedfromtheprisonagain,heearnedmuchmoneyandwantedtopaybackPipinthatway.ButAbelsoonwascaughtbypoliceanddied.ThepropertieshegavetoPipalsowereconfiscatedbypolice.Pipfellfromtheheaventohell.Hecouldn’tstandit.Asaresult,hehadaseriousill.AfterreceivingaletterdescribingthebadsituationofPip,JoecametoLondontolookafterPipinspiteofthebadattitudePipevertowardshim.Afterrecovering,Piprealizedhiswrong.Hedecidedtobeagentlemanbyhisownendeavor.Sohecamebacktothesmallvillageandsparednoeffortstomakebusinesswithhisfriend--Herbert.Severalyearslater,PipmetEstellaagainattheoldhouseofMissHavisham.AfterknowingherhusbandhasdiedandtherealreasonwhyEstelladidn’tchoosehimbefore,Pipmadeaproposaltoher.Atlast,thetwoloverswereintogetherandPipfoundhisrealgreatexpectationattheend.WhenIfinishedreadingthenovel,Ialsotakeconsiderationtothequestion“whatarealgreatexpectationis?”Inmyopinion,greatexpectationnotmeansmoney,luxuriouslifeprovidedbyothers,eventhebenefactorsareyourparents.Itisourowndreamsthatwewanttorealizebyourownefforts.Greatexpectationmaybethefurtherstudy,arespectabledegree,agoodjob,awarmfamilyorsomethingelse.Butwemustknowthatourfutureandgreatexpectationmustbemasteredbyourown.Weshouldworkingforthem,fightingforthem,evendyingforthem,whatever.Onlywhenwegotwhatwewantbyourownendeavor,canwesaywehavehadagreatexpectation.