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Title: English Literature notes
Description: A book analysis of 'Great Expectations', written by Charles Dickens. Covering themes, characters and quotations. Also included, a detailed essay plan on how language changes.
Description: A book analysis of 'Great Expectations', written by Charles Dickens. Covering themes, characters and quotations. Also included, a detailed essay plan on how language changes.
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EXPOSITORY ESSAY ENGLISH EXAM
"However language began, one thing is certain it immediately began to change, and has been
changing ever since
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When the world evolves, words too have to evolve and change to suit the
particular generation
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Today's young generations
have definitely affected the change in our language, through the way they interpret words and
implement them into their own lives
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P1: Technology
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“Google it” “I’ll facebook you
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Technology has created a new form of speech using shortcuts/slang
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” etc
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eprefix
signifying new electronic forms of communication
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“iPod” “iPad” “iPhone” etc
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Stylistic variations
things like
$,#,@ emoticons
etc
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They personalise, and humanise virtual
communications
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Semantic shifts
where the meaning of words/phrases changes
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2
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P3: Geographical Influences
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Phoneticsords are written as they are spoken grammatically incorrect
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“da fadder”
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Creolisation
when pidgins become creoles through new generations learning pidgins first
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Miss Havisham says this to Estella, talking about Pip
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Pip becomes ungrateful and blind to the things that matter
“Sat the strangest lady I have ever seen, or shall ever see
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Pip's first impression on estella
“I wish I could take it all on myself
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“A fearful man, all in coarse grey, with a great iron on his leg
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Referring to Jaggers
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Herbert Pocket tells Pip the truth about Miss Havisham and Estella
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Referring to Herbert Pocket
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Estella tells this to Pip
“An immensely rich and grim lady who lived in a large and dismal house”
Referring to Miss Havisham
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”
Pip tells this to Biddy
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Pip after receiving his fortune, spends the loneliest night he has ever had
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The success is not mine, but the two together make me
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“Take nothing on its looks, take everything on evidence
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”
Jaggers’ advice to Pip
“Lookee here, Pip
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You’re my son I've put away money, only for you to
spend
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“Brought up by hand
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Joe
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Miss Havisham's life had stopped at twenty to nine (when Compeyson left her at the altar)
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“You must be better educated
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“He would wash his hands, wipe them and dry them…”
Jaggers would do this to signify innocence
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Not the other way around
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Characters:
Pip
Pip is the protagonist and the narrator of the story who was “brought up by hand” by Mrs
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Pip desires to become a gentleman, hoping to win over Estella as well
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Estella
Estella Havisham is an orphan just like Pip, she was brought up by Miss Havisham and
trained to “wreak revenge on the male sex
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Joe Gargery
Joe is the village blacksmith and he helps many people including the police
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Abel Magwitch agwitch is an escape convict whom approaches Pip in the graveyard and
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forces him to steal a file
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In return for Pips generosity, years later he finds out that Magwitch worked
hard for a fortune that he gave all to Pip
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Miss Havisham was bringing up Estella with a
grand plan to wreak revenge on all the male sex and Pip was a victim
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Although Jaggers works with
vicious criminals and is always washing his hands to get the ‘stench’ off and show innocence
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Hwe is malicious and bullies
Pip
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Joe and he almost succeeds in the murder of
Pip
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Joe rs
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Everything around her is
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kept under complete control
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Joe wants to become more than a blacksmith's wife
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Then once Pip gets older and goes to London he they meet up again and become best
friends, they also set Magwitch free
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Pip despises Drummle because he goes for Estella and end up marrying
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Magwitch, Joe and Biddy are examples of low class, while MIss
Havisham, Drummle and Compeyson are examples of high social class
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Revenge
Revenge is one of the major themes in Great Expectations
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Orlick seeks to hurt Pip, in order to get
revenge
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Joe and nearly killing Pip himself
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Motivation to better oneself
This underlying theme is the reason behind this novel's title of great
expectations
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Pip is very motivated and is always trying to make himself better compared to those around him
Title: English Literature notes
Description: A book analysis of 'Great Expectations', written by Charles Dickens. Covering themes, characters and quotations. Also included, a detailed essay plan on how language changes.
Description: A book analysis of 'Great Expectations', written by Charles Dickens. Covering themes, characters and quotations. Also included, a detailed essay plan on how language changes.