Great Expectations

Stage One Overview

Three Different Worlds

The Marsh

Characters

Atmosphere

What events happen here?

Author’s portrayal

The Forge

Characters

Atmosphere

Pip’s changing attitude

Author’s portrayal

Satis House

Characters

Atmosphere

Pip’s attitude towards this life

Author’s portrayal

Important Strands of the story:

Pip’s Changing view of himself

Pip’s changing relationship with Joe

Pip’s attitude toward his life at the forgePip’s desire to become a gentleman

The meaning of the title: Great Expectations

The Novel & Plot

Three part structure

Bildungsroman – coming of age novel

Part 1:

Youth, Home, Innocence

Initiates plots & intro: What plots

Mysteries at the end of Stage 1:

Fate of Pip’s Convict – and the second convict

Miss Havisham’s Past

Estella’s origins

The identity of the pale young gentleman

The stranger at the Jolly Bargeman

The identity of Mrs. Joe’s attacker

The identity of Pip’s benefactor

Themes introduced

Pride

Ambition

Money, Status & Happiness

Friendship

The meaning of being a gentleman

Humor & Caricatures

Exaggeration

Irony

Caricatures