Great-Expectations-《远大前程》

GreatExpectationsCharlesDickensⅠAuthorⅡBriefintroductionofthebookⅢCharactersⅣFeelingsCONTENTCharlesDickenswasanEnglishwriterandsocialcritic.Hecreatedsomeoftheworld'sbest-knownfictionalcharactersandisregardedbymanyasthegreatestnovelistoftheVictorianera.Hisnovelsandshortstoriesenjoylastingpopularity.BriefIntroductionTheprotagonist,Pip,wasonceapoororphan,buthelivedahappylifewithhisbrother-in-lawJoeandsomeordinaryfriends.Allhiswishwastobecomeablacksmithinthevillage.However,assoonashemetandfellinlovewithEstellabychance,healwayscomparedhimselfwithher.Hefeltashamedofhispropertyandfoolishness…Fortunately,hegotanopportunitytoinheritafortuneandtobewelleducatedasagentleman.HefeltabashedofJoeandevenlookeddownuponhisoldfriends.Nevertheless,afterPiphaddiscoveredtheunbelievabletruth,hegraduallywokeuptorealityandrealizedhisfault.Heforgaveandsavehisenemy,protectedandsupportedhisfriendsandbecamegratefultoJoe.Intheend,hegainedhislove.CharactersJoeGargeryMrs.JoeGargeryMissHavishamEstellaMagwitch(theconvict)BiddyPipPhilipPirrip(Pip)littleboyhandsomeyoungmanPip’sgreatexpectationschangedthreetimesinhisthreestagesoflife.1.Whenhewasyoung,hewantedtobecomeablacksmithlikehisbrother-in-law.2.HismeetingwithHavishamchangedhisattitudetowardslife,andheadmiredhisdecentwayoflivinglikeagentleman.hemetEstellaandfelllovewithher,buthecannotmarryherbecauseofhisinferiorstatusandhisexpectationschanged:raisehissocialstatusandtobecomeagentleman,getabettereducationandthenmarryEstella.3.Piprealizedthemoneyandsocialstatusisnotthemostimportantthinginlife.Whatisimportantisloveandloyalty.Man'struevaluehasnothingtodowithhismoneyandstatus.ThreeperiodsofPip’scharacteristics1.Innocentkindgenerous2.Snnobishseekingforvanityandself-conceitedandalittlegreedy3.FullofloveloyalapersonwithhighmoralityMr.JoeGargeryRole:Pip’sbrother-in-lowthevillageblacksmithpossessesastorebutdoesnotmakemuchmoneyCharacteristic:uneducatedunrefinedkind-hearteddiligentsatisfiedwithhislifeMrs.JoeGargeryRole:Pip’ssisterCharacteristic:hot-temperedaggressivemeanEstellaRole:Magwitch’s(theconvict)daughteradoptedbymissHavishamPip’sunattainabledreamthroughoutthenovelCharacteristic:haughty(傲慢),cold,cruel,notcapableofloveMissHavishamRole:awealthyeccentric（古怪的）oldwomanpossessedagreatpropertyadoptedalittlegirl:Estella,justforrevenge,forbreakingallmen’sheartsCharacteristic:eccentricmanicoftenseemedinsaneRole:theconvict(badlytreatedbyanunjustsocietyandresolvedtofightback)amanwhohelpPipfulfillhistemporarygreatexpectationEstella’sfatherCharacteristic:havethesenseofgratitudekindandgeneroustoPipMagwitchBiddyRole:Pip’sfriendrepresentstheoppositeofEstellaCharacteristic:simplekindheartedplainmoralpoor&homeless&beputintoprisonseveraltimesFeelings…MagwitchPipsavedhimbygivingsomefoodmovedworkedhard&savedeverycoin(whenhewasexiledoverseas)GentlemanHedidallofthesesecretlyinordertopreventlittlePipfrombeingembarrassed.AfterPipbecamearealgentleman,MagwitchreturnedtoEnglandinsecretonlytoseewhetherPiphadledagoodlife.WhatwecanfindfromhimisdeeploveforPip.Thegoodalittlelessundiluted,perhaps,andtheevilalittlemoremixed.---PearlS.BuckThankYou