Great Expectations

Great Expectations is a novel written by the English writer Charles Dickens in his later years. The background of the story is from Christmas Eve of 1812 to the winter of 1840. The leading orphan Pip tells three life stages from the age of 7 in an autobiographical way. This novel carries out Dickens' style of writing and expressing his views on life and humanity through the ups and downs of the orphans in the play. At the beginning of the story, it describes Pip’s simple childhood in the country, where he lives with his elder sister and brother-in-law. By chance he met an escaped convict and stole things from his house to help him. PIP is soon invited to the town's rich lady Miss Havisham's estate to play, where he falls in love with the beautiful but cold Estella and begins to feel ashamed of his birth and family. PIP began to dream of fame and fortune and wanted to be a gentleman in order to get love. One day, PIP was suddenly sponsored by an unnamed person, was sent to London to accept the education of the upper class, so he went to London ecstatic. Life in London is quite different from life in the country. PIP is infected by the snobbery of the upper class and living a decadent life, and his moral character gradually becomes low. He even hated his brother-in-law for his rude behavior when Joe came to London to visit him, they used to be incredibly good friends in the fact. He had always thought that Miss Havisham had anonymously funded his noble education, but the appearance of his true benefactor forced him to face reality again. At the end of the story, Pip's real patron appears - the convict Abel Magwitch, who is also the man PIP helped as a child. And the more shocking truth is that Estella is Magwitch's daughter, Magwitch was framed so he was separated with his newborn daughter , but he gave her to Miss Havisham to be adopted. Though Magwitch was actually framed, he was eventually caught. And in a series of changes, PIP finally returns to the beauty of human nature, deeply realized the value of friendship and affection and finally fell in love with Estella. The protagonist is Pip. At the beginning of the Pip’s life was in a tender care in the blacksmith brother-in-law Joe, although he was nagged by his elder sister. Pip has the moral qualities at the beginning of the story -- integrity and selflessness, so he gets the corresponding reward: life is more sweet than bitter. However, as these qualities were lost, especially when he went to London to learn to be a gentleman, he also learned to be snobbish, isolated from old friends and other dishonest words and deeds, the author immediately rewarded him with severe punishment: he was wounded a lot, and finally lost the chance to "go home". However, after Magwitch's death, Pip once again embodies honest, benevolent moral qualities, so Pip gets the corresponding reward, that is, he regained peace of mind. Estella was cold behind her pretty exterior. Despite her finery and foreign education, she lacks many of the qualities of the moral system. She plays with Pip's feelings and takes pleasure in breaking hearts. Sure enough, Estella ended up marrying a snob and ruined her own happiness. But in fact, Estella's tragedy was caused by her education and environment, so she could not be solely responsible for it. So at the end of the novel, Estella and Pip have a happy ending. In the novel, Miss Havisham has strange clothes, an unusual lifestyle and unique experiences. She was a simple, haughty lady of the upper classes. She fell madly in love with Compeyson but was abandoned on her wedding day. She couldn't accept the blow and lived a miserable life. She then uses all this to remind herself of her revenge on men. Miss Havisham uses Estella to get revenge on men. She first made Pip fall in love with Miss Estella, but made him unable to have her, and made Miss Estella marry a bad man. But she was also a victim. Pip's brother-in-law Joe is the kindest person in the novel, but also the one who really cares about Pip. Joe had told Pip they were friends, and he had done what he said. Although PIP had been alienated from Joe when he had gone to London to receive his best education, and had been somewhat arrogant, even contemptuous of him, Joe still cared for Pip, and showed a vague fear for him. In fact, what "Great Expectations" warns us is nothing more than a return or a commitment. As for society, we need to cool down material and impetuosity and prevent material from invading our primitive and natural spiritual world. As for the individual, it is necessary to have an independent mind, to distinguish truth from falsehood, and to hold the original mind. This process is very difficult, because the two are themselves a contradictory cycle. Well-educated intellectuals can break free from the constraints of the environment, get into the essence of the problem, and judge things independently. Intellectuals' exploration and consciousness of human's real value and meaning of life can spread through their influence on the world, thus changing the development trend of the whole society step by step. Of course, the role of society is also very important, that is, the steady development of economy, to provide the premise for the sublimation of people's spiritual world.We call for people's awakening. Pip, as Dickens suggests, emerges from his airy "dream" and returns to his inner fullness. We do not need to go backward, just to seek a change, a progress. No matter how rough the road. How far we can go in pursuit of spiritual wealth and equality will ultimately determine how happy people are.