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Charles Dickens
Reviewed by: Osama Kapadia

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Intro, Bio, Setting
Charles Dickens ;the greatest novelist of
the Victorian era.

► Published in 1861
► Bildungsroman
► The novel is set in Kent and London in
the early to mid-19th century.
► First-person narration.

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 Pip: Philip Pirrip, an orphan
and narrator.
Joe Gargery: Blacksmith, Pip’s
brother-in-law, kind to Pip.
Mrs. Joe Gaegery: Pip’s abusive
elder sister, Nurturing being a
debt.
Abel Magwich: The criminal,
Secret benefactor and Estella’s

Characters
father.
Estella: Miss Havisham's
adopted daughter, whom Pip
pursues.
Only the most occurring are
Miss. Havisham: a wealthy
mentioned.
spinster, Satis house and the
wedding dress.

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Summary
Motivation of the Author….
► Aiding the convict and the graveyard.
► Joe the blacksmith.
► The Satis House, Miss Havisham and
Estella.
► The secret benefactor.
► Estella broking Pip’s heart.

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Summary
Moreover;
► Pip falls ill, Joe comes to recue.
► Magwich’s death and his final words.
► The two reunited but then apart.

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Literary Devices
Irony:(Situational Irony: (Dramatical
Irony) Irony)

Definition: The outcome Definition: The reader

is not as expected. knows something
important that the
I.E: character does not
► Pip did not think that he know.
would ever become a
gentleman & I.E:
► Pip promises that he is
► Pip knows loves Estella, going to visit both Biddy
but he is never happy with and Joe, but he won’t.
her.

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Main theme, favorite line,
Tone, Ratings and Styles

What is he trying to
teach us?
Uncommonness on the inside is
more important than
uncommonness on the outside.

The tone changes throughout

the novel.

Overall style is informal.

5/5
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