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Great Expectations as in: the novel
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As in other Dickens novels, a central theme of Great Expectations is people living as social outcasts.Great Expectations = a novel by Charles Dickens about an orphan whose rise from poverty to "gentleman" makes him question wealth, class, and what truly matters in life
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When he wrote Great Expectations, Dickens drew from his experience as a child whose father went to debtors' prison.
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The other section of Honors English was reading Great Expectations.† (source)
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I had to read Great Expectations for English, and that kid Pip, he reminded me of us—the way he felt marked lousy because he wasn't a gentleman or anything, and the way that girl kept looking down on him.† (source)
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I remember Great Expectations and Jane Eyre, both of which I was forced to abandon because they were too difficult.† (source)
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"My favorite Dickens novel is Great Expectations," he said.† (source)
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'Great Expectations,' Mr. Weatherhall shouted at the contestants as he passed.† (source)
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And the communication I have got to make is, that he has Great Expectations.† (source)
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It was Dickens's Great Expectations, which I had never read.† (source)
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—Charles Dickens, Great Expectations Dustfinger set out when the night could grow no darker.† (source)
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When Briarcrest had given him a list of choices of books to write a report on, Miss Sue, thinking it might spark Michael's interest, picked Great Expectations.† (source)
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This was definitely more interesting than reading Great Expectations (Pip, Estella, who cares?† (source)
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