Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Pip's Great Expectations of Love
People expect to fall in love and live happily ever after in their life hoping it will exceed perfection, but a life with purpose is anything but perfect. In the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Pip aims so high for love unaware that he should not have such high expectations. Pip’s love for people like Estella will never be true for he has set the bar way out of reach. Estella knows that Pip is too good for her so she treats him poorly but Pip feels as if he is not nearly good enough for her. Hurt emotions will run over Pip many times before he gets wounded very deeply in his heart. However this will make him stronger and more knowledgeable making him realize he is too pure for Estella, and transform him from an innocent kid into an experienced adult. His love for Joe is mutual and that helps to make Pip more of a person and not just a kid. “But I loved Joe—perhaps for no better reason in those early days than because the dear fellow let me love him—and as to him my inner self was not so easily composed.” (p. 40) The theme of the entire novel grasps all aspects of love; when love must be fought for, it screams complication, but when it is pure, it falls into place like magic.
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This is a great response with some intriguing concepts. Just so you know, you should never refer to yourself in writing responses and essays, like you do when you say "let me tell you now." Instead you might say "undoubtedly" or "assuredly." I really like your concluding sentence with a great use of a semicolon and personification of a concept. (love) I can't say I agree with you, however, when you say Estella is a high standard. Mr. Johnson said that she actually told Pip that he was too pure for her; she couldn't love him or make him happy. But again, your conclusion is so amazing it kind of makes it hard to argue:)
ReplyDeleteThis responce is amazing! You used excellent vocabulary and your opinion was strong! I can't think of anything wrong with this poem! Great Job!
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