Dickens Map

1) I don't really have a reading schedule. I read on the go or whenever I have time. I'm a slow reader but I get it done. I read most of my books on the weekends because I have a greater amount of time. I also read when I go to bed because it helps me fall asleep quicker.

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 In this novel, things are often not what they seem. Discuss how the theme of "expectations" is illustrated by and through the major characters in this book. How are Pip's expectations different from and similar to those of Joe Gargery, Miss Havisham, Estella and Magwitch?
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Why do you think it is one of Magwitch's principal conditions that Pip "always bear the name of Pip" (which is actually his childhood nickname) in order to receive his financial support?
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 If Pip had not received his "great expectations" and never left Joe's forge, how do you think his life would have been different? Are the lessons he learns during his physical and emotional journey necessary for him to arrive at the wisdom he displays as the middle-aged narrator of this tale? In what ways?
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Why do you think Miss Havisham manipulates and misleads Pip into thinking she is his secret benefactor? What, if anything, does she derive from this action?
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Given Dickens' portrayal of Estella, what do you think attracts Pip to her in the first place, and what, when he learns of her cold-blooded manipulation of men, keeps Pip devoted to her until the end, loving her, as he says, "against reason, against promise, against peace"? (page 594)
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3) The best way to test our knowledge would be through an essay but that can be tedious work so i would prefer a multiple choice test. If an essay is absolutely necessary then it should be a take home essay that way we don't feel pressured by time causing us to preform at a lower level than if we were to take it home.