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by Charles Dickens
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Great Expectations Study Guide consists of approx. 103 pages of summaries and analysis on Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Browse the literature study guide below:

  Introduction

  Author Biography

  Plot Summary

  Chapter Summaries & Analysis

Pip tells how his family name, Pirrip, and his Christian name, Philip, have been shortened to Pip. Because his parents are dead, he is raised by his sister, Mrs. Joe Gargery, who married the village blacksmith. They live near the marshes. One afternoon, Pip is visiting the Church graveyard, when a man in convict's clothes and an iron on his leg, makes him swear that he will not point him out. He asks Pip to get him a file and some food or the young man that is with him will certainly kill him and perhaps remove and eat his heart and liver. The convict is freezing, and Pip feels compassion for him. Pip, seeing another man limping in the marshes, runs for home. (read more)
      Chapter 1
      Chapter 2
      Chapter 3
      Chapter 4
      Chapter 5
      Chapter 6
      Chapter 7
      Chapter 8
      Chapter 9
      Chapter 10
      Chapter 11
      Chapter 12
      Chapter 13
      Chapter 14
      Chapter 15
      Chapter 16
      Chapter 17
      Chapter 18
      Chapter 19
      Chapter 20
      Chapter 21
      Chapter 22
      Chapter 23
      Chapter 24
      Chapter 25
      Chapter 26
      Chapter 27
      Chapter 28
      Chapter 29
      Chapter 30
      Chapter 31
      Chapter 32
      Chapter 33
      Chapter 34
      Chapter 35
      Chapter 36
      Chapter 37
      Chapter 38
      Chapter 39
      Chapter 40
      Chapter 41
      Chapter 42
      Chapter 43
      Chapter 44
      Chapter 45
      Chapter 46
      Chapter 47
      Chapter 48
      Chapter 49
      Chapter 50
      Chapter 51
      Chapter 52
      Chapter 53
      Chapter 54
      Chapter 55
      Chapter 56
      Chapter 57
      Chapter 58
      Chapter 59

  Characters

  Themes

  Style

  Historical Context

  Critical Overview

  Criticism

      Critical Essay #1
      Critical Essay #2
      Critical Essay #3

  Media Adaptations

  Topics for Further Study

  Compare & Contrast

  What Do I Read Next?

  For Further Study

  Sources

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