Miss Havisham Quotes

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Great Expectations
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Everyone can teach something, whether to do or not to do. Each character has a purpose and a role to play in the book Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Miss Havisham can teach what not to do with being a negative role model. From her others can learn to think before they act. Joe teaches how to be kind and to judge favorably. Magwitch shows the importance of gratitude and how it can change people for the good. Miss Havisham, Joe, and Magwitch teach negative or positive lessons throughout the text.

Miss Havisham is someone in teaches how a person can affect others by their actions. Miss Havisham is always in Estella’s life because she brings Estella up by herself. The way Miss Havisham acts is the way Estella will see and act similarly. The saying of “monkey see monkey do” is similar to Miss Havisham and Estella. Estella is the “monkey” and she sees Miss Havisham act one way so she copies it. Miss Havisham makes Estella into who she is now: cold, heartless and cruel towards others. …show more content…

Pip sees a convict in the marshes, the convict asks for food and Pip gives it to him. Mrs. Joe is very upset with Pip when she catches him sneaking food for the convict. Even though Pip is scared of Magwitch and being caught for thievery; Pip still has some goodness in his heart to steal for Magwitch. Magwitch says, “You get me a file... and you get me wittles...you bring ‘em both to me... or I’ll have your heart and liver out”(2). Magwitch is an escaped convict and has no money to his name. When Magwitch is caught and sent to Australia, he makes a nice living and since he has gratitude he sends it to Pip. The money is used to make Pip into a gentleman because Pip has always wanted to be someone of the upper class. Magwitch says, “You acted noble, my boy...and I have never forgot it”(88). Magwitch is forever thankful to Pip because of his

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