Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens makes this extract memorable and significant as it is
the first time Pip, a working class boy from the forge, meets Miss
Havisham and Estella who are going to have an important and
significant affect on his life. Pip is invited to Miss Havisham's
residence Statis house. This is important as he doesn't know why he
was invited and before he goes he is told there may be something in
this for him. The reader knows this might be true due to the title of
the play "Great Expectations"
Dickens makes Pip's first encounter with Miss Havisham and Estella at
Statis House a significant and memorable point in the novel in a
number of ways. The first point that makes it memorable is that it is
written in first person narrative. Pip says "sat the strangest lady I
have ever seen, or ever shall see". This image is seen through the
eyes of a child so it will be memorable to him as he will never forget
this lady. This also gives the reader first hand experience into what
Pip is seeing.
Another point why Dickens makes this a significant and memorable part
of the novel is that at the beginning of the extract we do not know
who the lady is. Dickens uses pronouns to name her, he uses words like
"she" and "her". This makes it significant as Dickens is building up
an appearance of the character before he tells you her name.
Dickens makes a memorable part of the novel when he describes the
lady's clothes. He says "she had a long white veil dependant from her
hair and she had bridal flowers in her hair". This gives the
impression of a young bride. Dickens uses the adversative clause "but"
so we know something is going to be wrong. Dickens then says "her hair
was white". This then changes the reader's perception of the character
so this is why it is memorable as it now sticks in the readers head.
Another memorable part of the extract is how Dickens gets across that
this lady is wealthy. Dickens just doesn't say she is rich he
describes her assets that pip can see in the room. He describes the
fabrics "rich material- satins, and lace, and silks". He also
describes her jewellery "bright jewels" and "some other jewels lay
sparkling on the table". These all tell you how rich she is and the
adjectives "bright" and "sparkling" makes it memorable to the
character and the reader.
A way Dickens makes this a memorable and significant part of the
extract is when he describes what sees when he enters the room, he
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