Great Expectations

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Book 1, Chapter 1 Book 1, Chapter 2 Book 1, Chapter 3 Book 1, Chapter 4 Book 1, Chapter 5 Book 1, Chapter 6 Book 1, Chapter 7 Book 1, Chapter 8 Book 1, Chapter 9 Book 1, Chapter 10 Book 1, Chapter 11 Book 1, Chapter 12 Book 1, Chapter 13 Book 1, Chapter 14 Book 1, Chapter 15 Book 1, Chapter 16 Book 1, Chapter 17 Book 1, Chapter 18 Book 1, Chapter 19 Book 2, Chapter 20 Book 2, Chapter 21 Book 2, Chapter 22 Book 2, Chapter 23 Book 2, Chapter 24 Book 2, Chapter 25 Book 2, Chapter 26 Book 2, Chapter 27 Book 2, Chapter 28 Book 2, Chapter 29 Book 2, Chapter 30 Book 2, Chapter 31 Book 2, Chapter 32 Book 2, Chapter 33 Book 2, Chapter 34 Book 2, Chapter 35 Book 2, Chapter 36 Book 2, Chapter 37 Book 2, Chapter 38 Book 2, Chapter 39 Book 3, Chapter 40 Book 3, Chapter 41 Book 3, Chapter 42 Book 3, Chapter 43 Book 3, Chapter 44 Book 3, Chapter 45 Book 3, Chapter 46 Book 3, Chapter 47 Book 3, Chapter 48 Book 3, Chapter 49 Book 3, Chapter 50 Book 3, Chapter 51 Book 3, Chapter 52 Book 3, Chapter 53 Book 3, Chapter 54 Book 3, Chapter 55 Book 3, Chapter 56 Book 3, Chapter 57 Book 3, Chapter 58 Book 3, Chapter 59

Themes

All Themes Social Class Ambition and Self-Improvement Integrity and Reputation Parents Justice Generosity

Characters

All Characters Pip Pirrip Provis (a.k.a. Abel Magwitch) (a.k.a. the convict) Estella Havisham Joe Gargery Biddy Miss Havisham Wemmick Mrs. Joe Gargery Compeyson (a.k.a. the other convict)

Symbols

All Symbols Mist The Leg-Iron Satis House

Literary Devices

All Literary Devices Allusions Dialect Dramatic Irony Foil Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Idioms Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Oxymorons Paradox Parody Personification Satire Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone Verbal Irony

Quizzes

All Quizzes Book 1, Chapter 1 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 2 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 3 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 4 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 5 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 6 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 7 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 8 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 9 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 10 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 11 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 12 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 13 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 14 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 15 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 16 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 17 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 18 Quiz Book 1, Chapter 19 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 20 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 21 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 22 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 23 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 24 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 25 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 26 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 27 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 28 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 29 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 30 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 31 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 32 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 33 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 34 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 35 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 36 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 37 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 38 Quiz Book 2, Chapter 39 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 40 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 41 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 42 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 43 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 44 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 45 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 46 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 47 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 48 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 49 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 50 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 51 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 52 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 53 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 54 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 55 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 56 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 57 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 58 Quiz Book 3, Chapter 59 Quiz

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Great Expectations

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Charles Dickens

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Introduction Intro

Plot Summary Plot

Summary & Analysis

All Themes
Social Class
Ambition and Self-Improvement
Integrity and Reputation
Parents
Justice
Generosity

All Characters
Pip Pirrip
Provis (a.k.a. Abel Magwitch) (a.k.a. the convict)
Estella Havisham
Joe Gargery
Biddy
Miss Havisham
Wemmick
Mrs. Joe Gargery
Compeyson (a.k.a. the other convict)

All Symbols
Mist
The Leg-Iron
Satis House

All Literary Devices
Allusions
Dialect
Dramatic Irony
Foil
Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Idioms
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Oxymorons
Paradox
Parody
Personification
Satire
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Verbal Irony

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