Great Expectations Worst Of Men Essay

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They are not all Bad It is a lot of fun to have a friendly dog for a pet. On the other hand, nobody wants to have a mean dog for a pet. What some people do not know is that the dog that is mean to some people sometimes is nice to others such as his or her owners. The same can be said for humans. There sometimes is good even in the worst of people. In Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations the reader can see that there can be some good in the worst of men. The first way the reader can see that there is some good in the worst of men is through Pip. When Pip becomes a gentleman he also becomes insolent and snobbish. After he looses all his money he realizes how snobbish he is and first turned to Biddy for forgiveness: The purpose was that I would go to Biddy, that I would show her how humbled and repentant I came back, that I would tell her how I had lost all I once hoped for. Then I would say to her, “Biddy, I think you once liked me very well, when my errant heart, even while it strayed away from you, was quieter and better with you than it ever has been since. If you can like me only half as well once more. If you can take …show more content…

First the reader can see this through Pip. After becoming a gentleman he is snobbish to Joe and Biddy. After he loses all his money he turns back to his family realizing how important they are. Next, the reader can see good in Miss Havisham. She hates all men, but then comes to be remorseful for raising Estella to be mean to all men, including Pip. The final way the reader can see good in the worst of men is through Magwitch. He gives Pip most of his money to become gentleman. In the worst of humans there is sometimes good to be found. The same can be with dogs. Sometimes the dog that is mean to most people can have some good and be nice to his or her owners. There is nothing better than having a friendly dog for a

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