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1、CommentsonGreatExpectationsGreatExpectationshasdescribedachildPipwhoseparentsdiedwhenhewasalittleboy.Hewasbroughtupbyhissisterandhisbrother-in-lawJoe.ThefriendshipbetweenJoeandhimwasdeepbeforehebecameagentleman.Itwasachancethathegotagoodfortunewhichwasgivenbyaconvict
2、.Piphelpedhimwhentheconvictescapedfromtheprison.Fromthenon,theconvictdidmanybusinessestoearnenoughmoneyinordertomakeagentleman.HeentrustedalawyernamedJaggertohelphimrealizehisdream.Pip’slovewasEstella.shewasadoptedbyMissHavishamwhotriedherbesttomakeEstellabecomeanatt
3、ractivegirltofascinateallkindsofmen,becauseshewasdeceivedbyherlover.Herloverescapedontheweddingparty.ThenMissHavishamclosedherselfinagravelyweddingroomuntilshedied.ItwassurethatPipwasoneofEstella’spreys.Estellawantedtomarryhimwhenhewasagentleman.However,Pipfoundthath
4、isbenefactorwasaconvict.Hewassad.Astheconvictwasarrested,Pip’spropertywasdespoiledofhim.Hewasbacktoapoorman.Estellalefthimandmarriedwithotherman.Intheend,hermarriagewasnotahappyone.ThethemesofGreatExpectationsareambition,love,growthandmature,guide,etc.Here,I’dliketot
5、alkaboutthearchetypeofinitiationthemeandinitiationmentorsinGreatExpectations.Asweknow,thenovelhasdescribedhowPip,thenovel’sprotagonist,hasgotthemeaningoflifeandfinallycompletedhisgrowinglife.InnocentlittleboyPipwasattractedbytheoutsideworldwhichisfeaturedwithmaterial
6、success.Intheprocessofhispursuingwealthandclass,ononehand,heencounteredmanydifficultiesandpaidgreatlosses;ontheotherhand,hegainedvaluableexperiencewhichhecouldnotgetfrombooks,thusgrowingtoamatureperson.Inthenovel,therearemainlytwopositivementors,JoeandMagwitch.Joe,Pi
7、p’sbrother-in-law,gavehimfather-likeloveandclosefriendshipandinfluencedhiminhisguilelessmanners.HestoodoutasalovingfigureinPip’slife.ConvictMagwitch,infact,hadalovingheartandwaswillingtogive.HegainedPip’srespectandalsoaffectedPipinhisgrowingtofindthetrueself.Pip,howe
8、ver,hadanegativementorinhisgrowinglifeandthat’sMissHavisham.She’sabitterandeccentricoldladywhowaslongagodesertedbyherboyfriendonwed
