Concetti Chiave
- The novel "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens features Pip, an orphan manipulated by others and living under the abuse of his sister.
- Unlike a typical Bildungsroman, Pip's growth is stunted; he exists and endures rather than developing fully as a character.
- Joe, Pip's brother-in-law, is portrayed as a positive character, empathetic and kind, yet unable to protect Pip from his sister's aggression.
- The "great expectations" refer to Pip's hopes pinned on Joe, which ultimately prove to be illusions rooted in remorse.
- The novel explores themes of illusion versus reality, contrasting genuine love with opportunism, and the corrupting influence of wealth.
Great expectations by Charles Dickens - Analysis, commentary and story line
“Great expectations” was published by Charles Dickens between 1860 and 1861.
The protagonist of the novel is Pip, an orphan who lives with his older sister and her husband.
Pip is a Dickensian anti-hero: he is always deceived and manipulated by other people.
Pip is an only child and abused by his irascible sister, the only person in whom he should trust.
The novel cannot be called a "Bildungsroman" because Pip has not an appropriate and effective growth, he is limited to exist and to bear: he thinks but without consciousness.
The only character that can be described as "positive" in some ways is Joe, Pip's sister's husband. He is the opposite of the aggressive Pip's sister: in fact, he is good and a weak man, who loves Pip and feels empathy for him but he is not able to defend him.
“The great expectations” to which it refers the title of the novel are the expectations of Pip against Joe, the only person for whom the child is able to feel trust and love. However, the great expectations of Pip then reveal as illusions, because they are based on his sad remorse.
At some point, however, the story has a great change: Pip is freed from that existence of the noble tragic Miss Havisham. Some years later it happens a new change in Pip's life: he receives a legacy that will allow him to study in London.
All they change towards the child after he inherited the great fortune (we can therefore be no indication of the theme, dear to Dickens, the manipulator power of the god-money, which makes the hypocritical and opportunistic people).
The novel is characterized by a continuous contrast between certainty and illusion; lies and truth, genuine love and opportunistic one.
Domande da interrogazione
- Qual è il ruolo di Pip nel romanzo "Great Expectations"?
- Come viene descritto il personaggio di Joe nel romanzo?
- Quali sono le "grandi aspettative" a cui si riferisce il titolo del romanzo?
Pip è il protagonista del romanzo, un orfano che vive con la sorella maggiore e il marito. È un anti-eroe dickensiano, spesso ingannato e manipolato dagli altri.
Joe, il marito della sorella di Pip, è descritto come un uomo buono e debole, l'opposto della sorella aggressiva di Pip. Ama Pip e prova empatia per lui, ma non è in grado di difenderlo.
Le "grandi aspettative" si riferiscono alle aspettative di Pip nei confronti di Joe, l'unica persona di cui si fida e che ama. Tuttavia, queste aspettative si rivelano illusioni basate su rimorsi tristi.
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