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Destructive Women in Great Expectations


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Destructive Women in Great Expectations
This paper offers an analysis of how the women in Dickens' "Great Expectations" attempt to destroy Pip.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages) | 3 sources | MLA | 2005 United States


Paper Summary:

The paper analyzes how the women in Charles Dickens novel "Great Expectations" attempt to destroy Pip. The women are his older sister, the bitter Miss Havisham and the manipulated Estella. The paper discusses the theme of novel and the rhetorical devices used by the author.

From the Paper:

"There are a number of women in Charles Dickens tale of love and revenge "Great Expectations." The two most significant of these are Miss Havisham, a wealthy and embittered old woman and the beautiful young woman Estella who Miss Havisham schools in the art of breaking male hearts to exact her revenge for being jilted. However, even Pip's harsh older sister mistreats him."

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APA Citation:

Destructive Women in Great Expectations (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Book-Review-Destructive-Women-in-Great-Expectations/73947

MLA Citation:

"Destructive Women in Great Expectations" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Book-Review-Destructive-Women-in-Great-Expectations/73947>




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