Confessions of self-displacement in Great Expectations

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Book review

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2 pages

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07/10/2009

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Table of Contents Confessions of self-displacement in Great Expectations Table of Contents

 
  1. Introduction
  2. The first unambiguous villain in the novel
  3. The confession of Mrs. Joe
  4. The confession of Miss Havisham
  5. Conclusion
  6. Works cited

Abstract

One sometimes suspects, while reading great expectations, that Dickens could have been good friends with Bishop Tutu. One of the particular satisfactions of the novel is the often tender justice meeted out for character's sins. Very few characters who actually appear for any length of time remain villains . Instead, the real resolution of their crimes tends to involve confession. It is possible to read these confessions as a wise commentary on the humanizing effect of clear self-knowledge. A reversal of suffering typically creates the environment in which a character undergoes a copernican revolution regarding their own importance, replacing their own pride and desires with those of someone else. Consider this pattern through four examples: the examples of Mrs. Joe and Miss Havisham; the example of Pip's convict; and the example of Pip.

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