Great Expectations

Charles Dickens
 Characters
• Pip- protagonist of the novel
 Estella

• Heroine of the novel

 Magwitch
• The convict with whom Pip confronted
 Mr. Pumblechook
• Uncle of Pip who arranged a job for Pip
Miss Havisham
Villain of the novel
 Jaggers
• Powerful Lawyer
 Wemmick
• Jagger’s Clerk
 Biddy
• Pip’s childhood friend
 Herbert Pocket
• Pip’s best friend and Pip was brought to his
apartment to be a gentleman
 Matthew Pocket
• Father of Herbert Pocket. The person from
whom Pip was supposed to learn to be
gentleman.
 Bentley Drummle
• Another gentleman who lived in Pocket family
and with whom Estella got married
 Joe Gargery
• Brother in law of Pip
 Development of the story
• Pip , an orphan living in Kent marshes with his
sister and her husband, Joe Gargery.
 Development of the story
• Pip met a convict in the churchyard near the
tombstone
 Development of the story
• The convict asked for food and file to saw off
the iron he was wearing on foot
 Development of the story
• Pip supplied the food and file the very next
morning
 Development of the story
• Pip’s uncle send Pip to Miss Havisham’s house
in London for job to play with Estella, adopted
child of Miss Havisham
 Development of the story
• Pip Fell in love with Estella and started
dreaming to become her husband.
 Development of the story
• Pip being rebuked for his class from Havisham
and Estella wanted self improvement for
which he returned to Kent and joined school
with his friend Biddy
 Development of the story
• After many years Mr Jaggers visit Pip and
informs him that Pip has great expectation.
• Pip thought that it is from Miss Havisham who
wants him to be Estella’s marriage suitor and
want him to become a gentleman.
 Development of the story
• Pip went to London ,met Wemmick , Jaggers
clerk and went to Herbert Pocket’s apartment
to learn to be gentleman from his father
Mathew Pocket.
• Pip also met Bentley Drummle , another
person staying with Pocket family.
 Development of the story
• Pip feels ashamed when Joe comes to visit him
in London.
• Pip went to Kent when his sister died and to
attend her funeral.
• He promised Joe and Biddy that he will come
to Kent and frequently meet them.
• Biddy extended her helping hand to handle
Joe’s house .
 Development of the story
• Pip went back to London and on one evening
he met Magwitch and came to know great
expectation was from him not from Havisham.
• Pip felt disgusted.
 Development of the story
• Magwitch explained everything to him and
also informed about the upcoming danger on
Magwitch
• Pip decided to help him to get out of the
country
 Development of the story
• Pip came to know that Drummle is going to
marry Estella and he was the person chosen by
Havisham for Estella.
• Pip begged to Havisham to get Estella and Estella
and Havisham had a fight about it.
• Estella got married with Drummle .
• Pip got busy to help Magwitch and the escape
plan which was futile and Magwitch was sent to
prison.
 Development of the story
• Pip frequently met Magwitch until he dies in
prison and figured out that he is Estella’s
father.
• Joe met Pip in London when he was sick and
paid all his debt.
 Development of the story
• Pip , goes home to amend for his mistake and
marry Biddy on the very day when Joe was
marrying Biddy
• Pip went back to London , worked with Herbert
in his business, and frequently met Joe, Biddy
and their son Pip.
• Pip met Estella also. She is now a widow now
after years in an abusive marriage to Drummle.
 Development of the story
• Pip And Estella part, but with a hope that this
time they will be together.
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