"Great Expectations"

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This paper analyzes the character Pip in the novel "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens. Through the character of Pip, the paper discusses the theme of identity and the way in which Pip seems to lack stable self-identity. The paper focuses on Dickens's character development throughout the novel.

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"A Character Analysis of Pip in the Novel: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens In this literary study the theme of identity will be examined in a character analysis of Pip in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. In the novel Pip is a young man that is the narrator of the novel and main character uses to define identity. Pip is a confused character that is constantly seeking his own identity, but can never seem to really understand who he is or where he is going in life. In this manner, a character assessment of a lack of stable self-identity for Pip will be analyzed in relation to Dickens' character development in the novel. Pip in Great expectations is a crucial character in realizing how identity is confronted through his own class status in English society."

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