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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.†
p. 15.6Great 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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(Great Expectations as in: the novel) a novel by Charles Dickens about an orphan whose rise from poverty to "gentleman" makes him question wealth, class, and what truly matters in lifeGreat Expectations (1860–1861) follows Pip from his harsh childhood in the marsh country of England to London high society, after a mysterious benefactor gives him money and "great expectations" for his future.
The story is a coming-of-age tale that explores social class, ambition, gratitude, and guilt, asking whether being a true gentleman is about money and status or about character and kindness. -
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Great expectations may be seen as part of a phrase that doesn't reference the novel.