This paper gives an
overview of "Great Expectations" as the story of a young man who discovers that life as an
adult is not simple and that there is a danger is pursuing ones
childhood great expectations. The writer explains that two different endings are given by Dickens so that we don't know what exactly will happen in the relationship between Pip and Estella. The second
ending in particular leaves Pip's future open and unclear. The paper argues that while we cannot definitely know what will happen to Pip and Estella we will see that both have grown up enough to make their own decisions and are quite likely to end up together. The writer explores the
themes of childhood
experience and
dreams. It concludes by arguing that through reading the final chapter and in particular the revised ending, it becomes obvious that Pip and Estella have built up throughout the story to a final end - one with each other.
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