Great Expectations

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Going through life we will meet people who make us change.Some changes are for the better of the individual, others not so much. These changes can be caused by money, a new groups of friends, or just trying to change for yourself. For example, in the novels Great Expectations and To Kill A Mockingbird, both Pip and Jem experience life changes that affect the perspective on our world. Pip and Jem are similar as they both look up to their dad and neither have a mother figure. Throughout the novels, both boys experience hard times but still manage to pull through. As Pip grows throughout the novel, he develops and matures from a young boy that doesn’t know what to do to a young man who has a great outlook on life. In the first stage of Pip's life he is young and does not understand what it means to be a gentleman and how it can affect his life. During the first stage of Pips life, he only wants 3 things. He wants education, wealth, and social advancement. These three wishes are mostly so he can impress Estella, who is the symbol of this first stage. Pip does not want to be just a blacksmith like Joe. He wants to be intelligent and considered a person of high importance. At the end of this stage he moves to London and begins to have a different outlook on his future. In the novel, To Kill A Mocking Bird the author, Harper Lee illustrates how Jem and Scout change from two innocent children without a care in the world to two mature and understanding children. Jem begins to show us that people are not what they appear. Jem may not come from the best background, but he finally learns not the judge a book by its cover. Jem's experiences with courage go on through the novel. His understanding of courage develops to a more mature de... ... middle of paper ... ...hen!" (Lee .26-29) The moral lesson here is to respect people's differences. Acting like you're better than other people is not the best way to show people your tue self. This is a way to show the stereotype that white people have morals but African-Americans don't and Cal tells how she really feels about it. In conclusion, Pip and Jem have gone through many changes to make them the men they are today. Through all the obstacles they went through and having to mature faster tjan most kids, they came out with a much better perspective on the world. They have moved up in the level of society and have become the men they wanted to be. Struggles with Pips sister, and the court case with Jem have showed them that through the rough times, you will come out better than before. They have changed for the better, and even though it may have been hard, it was well worth it.

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