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BookReviewonGreatExpectationsLifeisshort,andweaspeoplecanonlyliveonekindoflife.However,literaturecreatesanopportunityforustoimaginethedifferentkindoflifeexperiences.Ilikereadingbooks,especiallygreatnovels,whichmakemefeelthehappinessandsadnessofdifferentkindoflifethroughtheexperienceofthecharacters.GreatExpectationsisoneofthegreatnovels.GreatExpectationswaswrittenbyCharlesDickens,agreatEnglishnovelistandrepresentativeofrealism.Hewrotethenovelinlaterofhislife,whichexposeandcriticizethepoverty,injustice,andhypocrisyoftheEnglishbourgeoissocietyofhisage.ThemaincharactersinthenovelarePip,anorphanbroughtupbyhissister---MrsJoe,andEstella,abeautifulgirlwhoisbroughtupbyarichlady,MissHavisham.PipwasinvitedintoHavisham’shome,andPiphadacrashonEstellawhentheyfirstmet.However,Estellalaughedathisbootsandroughhands,whichmadehimchangehismind.Pipwantedtobeagentlemaninordertomarryher,insteadofablacksmith,justlikehisbrother-in-law,Joe.ToPip’ssurprise,hereceivedalargeamountofmoneyfromaconvict,whowashelpedbyPipearlierandearnalotofmoneylaterinanothercountry.Withthemoney,PipwenttoLondontoreceivethehighereducation.Pipdidn’tresistthetemptationofmoneyandposition,hewenttothebad.WhenpipthoughtthathehastheabilitytomarryEstella,butEstellachoosetomarryanotherman.Atthesametime,theconvictwasarrested,andthelegacyPipinheritedfromhimwashandedin.Underthissituation,Pipwenttoanothercountrytomakealiving.Manyyearslater,hewentbacktohishometown,andhemetEstellaagain,andtheybecamecompanion.Readinggoodbooksmakeusnotonlyexperienceadifferentkindoflife,butalsohavestrongfeelings.Wecanlearnalotfromthegoodbooks,whichcanhelpushaveagoodviewonourreallife.AfterreadingGreatExpectations,Ilearntthreepoints.Firstly,peopleneedtobegratefultothepersonwhohelpedus.Theworldconsistsofmanykindsofpeople,someofthemlikemoneyandbeautifulwomen,somelikestealing,somelikelaughingatothers’achievement…nomatterwhatkindofworkyouhavedone,youcannotlostaheartwithgratefulminds.Inthenovel,Piphelpedaconvict,hegavetheconvictbreadandwineandotherthingstheconvictneed.Whentheconvictwasrecaptured,hedidn’ttellothersPiphelpedhimrun.Instead,heliedtoprotectPipandmanyyearslater,hegavePipmoneytoreceivethehighereducation.AllofthesecanshowtherepaytoPip’shelp.Eventhoughheisacriminal,heknownthegratefulnessinhisheart.Ireadmanyreportsonthenewspaper,whichwasaboutapoorpeople,whoreceivesmanyhelpfromfellowvillagers.Afterhebecamesucceed,heusedmoneytohelphisvillagertolivebetterlifebybuildingschool,establishingahomeforelderpeople,andsoon.Thesocietyneedsthespirit.Secondly,donotignoreothers’feelingespeciallythepersonwholovesyouwhenyoumakeanimportantdecision.Inthenovel,whenthelawyercametotellPipthathecanreceivealegacyfromarichperson,hewasgladbecausehehadthechancetobecomeagentleman,hisgreatexpectation.Whilehisbrother-in-lawJoebecameangrywhenthelawyergaveJoemoneyforpay,becauseJoeregardedPipasagreatfriend,moneycannotreplacehislovetoPip.Ontheotherday,Piplefthishome,hedidn’tshowanyunwillingness.Heleftwithsmile,buthedidn’tseethesorrowonJoe’face.Inourlife,itwasthesamecase.Whenwepursuethethingsweexpectedtoown,weoftenignorethefeelingsofourfriendsandfamilies.Theyarethepeoplewholoveusfromthedeepofheart,sotheytolerateusevenwehurtthem.However,ifapersoncannotlovethosewholovehim,howcanhelovethosewhohavenorelationswithhim?Therefore,loveyourself,butalsothepeoplearoundyou.Lastly,lovecanbeexpressedinmanyways,inadditiontowords.MRSJoeleftadeepimpressiononme.IthoughtshewasarudeandcruelwomanwhenIreadthefirstseveralchapters.However,thelaterpartofthenovelchangedmymind.SheaskedheruncletomakePiphavemostofhisconnectionswiththerich,MissHavisham.SheknewherfamilycannotgivePipabrightfuture,soshewantedhimtoplayuptoMissHavisham,andmaybehecanreceivemoneyfromtherichlady.However,Pipdidn’thaveagoodperspectiveonMRSJoe.Hedidn’trealizehowmuchhissisterhaspaidtothefamily.Inmostofhismemory,hissisterwasacruelwoman,whobeathimmostofthetime.However,hewaswrong.Hehasagreatsister,takingcareofhimlikeamother.Thankstothegreatnovel,IlearntocherishmoreaboutwhatIhaveown,mygreatfriendsandfamilies.