Great Expectations
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Book 1, Chapter 1
Book 1, Chapter 2
Book 1, Chapter 3
Book 1, Chapter 4
Book 1, Chapter 5
Book 1, Chapter 6
Book 1, Chapter 7
Book 1, Chapter 8
Book 1, Chapter 9
Book 1, Chapter 10
Book 1, Chapter 11
Book 1, Chapter 12
Book 1, Chapter 13
Book 1, Chapter 14
Book 1, Chapter 15
Book 1, Chapter 16
Book 1, Chapter 17
Book 1, Chapter 18
Book 1, Chapter 19
Book 2, Chapter 20
Book 2, Chapter 21
Book 2, Chapter 22
Book 2, Chapter 23
Book 2, Chapter 24
Book 2, Chapter 25
Book 2, Chapter 26
Book 2, Chapter 27
Book 2, Chapter 28
Book 2, Chapter 29
Book 2, Chapter 30
Book 2, Chapter 31
Book 2, Chapter 32
Book 2, Chapter 33
Book 2, Chapter 34
Book 2, Chapter 35
Book 2, Chapter 36
Book 2, Chapter 37
Book 2, Chapter 38
Book 2, Chapter 39
Book 3, Chapter 40
Book 3, Chapter 41
Book 3, Chapter 42
Book 3, Chapter 43
Book 3, Chapter 44
Book 3, Chapter 45
Book 3, Chapter 46
Book 3, Chapter 47
Book 3, Chapter 48
Book 3, Chapter 49
Book 3, Chapter 50
Book 3, Chapter 51
Book 3, Chapter 52
Book 3, Chapter 53
Book 3, Chapter 54
Book 3, Chapter 55
Book 3, Chapter 56
Book 3, Chapter 57
Book 3, Chapter 58
Book 3, Chapter 59
Themes
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Social Class
Ambition and Self-Improvement
Integrity and Reputation
Parents
Justice
Generosity
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Characters
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Pip Pirrip
Provis (a.k.a. Abel Magwitch) (a.k.a. the convict)
Estella Havisham
Joe Gargery
Biddy
Miss Havisham
Wemmick
Mrs. Joe Gargery
Compeyson (a.k.a. the other convict)
Symbols
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Mist
The Leg-Iron
Satis House
Literary Devices
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Allusions
Dialect
Dramatic Irony
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Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Idioms
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Oxymorons
Paradox
Parody
Personification
Satire
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Verbal Irony
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Introduction
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Plot Summary
Summary & Analysis
Book 1, Chapter 1
Book 1, Chapter 2
Book 1, Chapter 3
Book 1, Chapter 4
Book 1, Chapter 5
Book 1, Chapter 6
Book 1, Chapter 7
Book 1, Chapter 8
Book 1, Chapter 9
Book 1, Chapter 10
Book 1, Chapter 11
Book 1, Chapter 12
Book 1, Chapter 13
Book 1, Chapter 14
Book 1, Chapter 15
Book 1, Chapter 16
Book 1, Chapter 17
Book 1, Chapter 18
Book 1, Chapter 19
Book 2, Chapter 20
Book 2, Chapter 21
Book 2, Chapter 22
Book 2, Chapter 23
Book 2, Chapter 24
Book 2, Chapter 25
Book 2, Chapter 26
Book 2, Chapter 27
Book 2, Chapter 28
Book 2, Chapter 29
Book 2, Chapter 30
Book 2, Chapter 31
Book 2, Chapter 32
Book 2, Chapter 33
Book 2, Chapter 34
Book 2, Chapter 35
Book 2, Chapter 36
Book 2, Chapter 37
Book 2, Chapter 38
Book 2, Chapter 39
Book 3, Chapter 40
Book 3, Chapter 41
Book 3, Chapter 42
Book 3, Chapter 43
Book 3, Chapter 44
Book 3, Chapter 45
Book 3, Chapter 46
Book 3, Chapter 47
Book 3, Chapter 48
Book 3, Chapter 49
Book 3, Chapter 50
Book 3, Chapter 51
Book 3, Chapter 52
Book 3, Chapter 53
Book 3, Chapter 54
Book 3, Chapter 55
Book 3, Chapter 56
Book 3, Chapter 57
Book 3, Chapter 58
Book 3, Chapter 59
Themes
All Themes
Social Class
Ambition and Self-Improvement
Integrity and Reputation
Parents
Justice
Generosity
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Pip Pirrip
Provis (a.k.a. Abel Magwitch) (a.k.a. the convict)
Estella Havisham
Joe Gargery
Biddy
Miss Havisham
Wemmick
Mrs. Joe Gargery
Compeyson (a.k.a. the other convict)
Symbols
All Symbols
Mist
The Leg-Iron
Satis House
Literary Devices
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Allusions
Dialect
Dramatic Irony
Foil
Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Idioms
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Oxymorons
Paradox
Parody
Personification
Satire
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Verbal Irony
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