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1、1MyviewsofGreatExprecationsThestoryisdividedintothreephasesofPip'slifeexpectations.Thefirst"expectation"isallotted19chapters,andtheothertwo20chapterseachinthe59-chapterwork.Insomeeditions,thechapternumberingrevertstoChapterOneineachexpectation,buttheoriginalpublicationandmostmoder
2、neditionsnumberthechaptersconsecutivelyfromoneto59.Attheendofchapters19and39,readersareformallynotifiedthattheyhavereachedtheconclusionofaphaseofPip'sexpectations.Inthefirstexpectation,Piplivesahumbleexistencewithhisill-temperedoldersisterandherstrongbutgentlehusband,JoeGargery.Pi
3、pissatisfiedwiththislifeandhiswarmfriendsuntilheishiredbyanembitteredwealthywoman,MissHavisham,asanoccasionalcompaniontoherandherbeautifulbuthaughtyadopteddaughter,Estella.Fromthattimeon,Pipaspirestoleavebehindhissimplelifeandbeagentleman.AfteryearsascompaniontoMissHavishamandEste
4、lla,hespendsmoreyearsasanapprenticetoJoe,sothathemaygrowuptohavealivelihoodworkingasablacksmith.ThislifeissuddenlyturnedupsidedownwhenheisvisitedbyaLondonattorney,Mr.Jaggers,whoinformsPipthatheistocomeintothe"GreatExpectation"ofahandsomepropertyandbetrainedtobeagentlemanatthebehes
5、tofananonymousbenefactor.ThesecondstageofPip'sexpectationshasPipinLondon,learningthedetailsofbeingagentlemen,havingtutors,fineclothing,andjoiningculturedsociety.Whereashealwaysengagedinhonestlabourwhenhewasyounger,henowissupportedbyagenerousallowance,whichhefrequentlylivesbeyond.H
6、elearnstofitinthisnewmilieu,andexperiencesnotonlyfriendshipbutrivalryashefindshimselfinthesamecirclesasEstella,whoisalsopursuedbymanyothermen,especiallyBentleyDrummle,whomshefavours.Asheadoptsthephysicalandculturalnormsofhisnewstatus,healsoadoptstheclassattitudesthatgowithit,andwh
7、enJoecomestovisitPipandhisfriendandroommateHerberttodeliveranimportantmessage,PipisembarrassedtothepointofhostilitybyJoe'sunlearnedways,despitehisprotestationsofloveandfriendshipforJoe.Attheendofthisstage,Pipisintroducedtohisbenefactor,againchanginghisworld.ThethirdandlaststageofP
8、ip'sexpectationsaltersPip'slifefr