On Christmas Eve, around 1812, Pip, an orphan who is about seven years old, encounters an escaped convict in the village churchyard, while visiting the graves of his parents and siblings. Pip now lives with his abusive elder sister, and her kind husband Joe Gargery, a blacksmith. The story narrates how Pip becomes a successful man from his early miserable conditions. It depicts the personal growth and personal development of an orphan. In the end, Pip realizes that the one who helps him to achieve success is none other than the ex-convict whom he had encountered during his childhood. This novel is set in Kent and London.
‘Great Expectations’ is a novel by Charles Dickens written and published between 1860 and 1861. ‘Great Expectations’ is considered one of the greatest and most sophisticated novels by Dickens. The novel has had more than 250 adaptations on stage and screen.
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