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1、15403班王梦瑶1504524020GreatExpectationsWithsomanyfamousmasterpiecesintheworld,itisreallyaprettyhardjobtochooseoneforread.Aftermuchhesitationanddeeplythought,IfinallydecidedtoreadGreatExpectations.GreatExpectationsisaboutlove,family,andrejectionasPipandMissHavishamhavebothbeenrejectedincerta
2、inways.Pipisaboyaround13yearsold,easytofright,andgoesthroughhislifelotsofsadness.HewasfelledinlovewithagirlnamedEstellaandwantshertofindhislove,butforhimbeingshyandnotshowinghimselftoher,itmakesitveryhardforhim.GreatExpectationswasthepenultimatenovelcompletedbymostpopularnovelistofVictor
3、ianEngland,CharlesDickens.BorninKent,England,in1812toafamilyofmodestmeansbutgreatpretensions,Dickens’earlylifewasmarkedbybothhumiliationandambition.Dickensneverforgottheperiodoffinancialcrisisduringhischildhood,whenfollowinghisfather’sbankruptcy,hewastakenoutofschoolandforcedtoworkinasho
4、epolishwarehouse.Pipmeetsanescapedconvict,Magwitch,andgiveshimfood,inanencounterthatistohauntboththeirlives.WhenPipreceivesrichesfromamysteriousbenefactorhesnobbishlyabandonshisfriendsforLondonsocietyandhis“greatexpectations”.IsetupmymindtoselectitforthereasonthatIhavereadabriefintroduct
5、ionofthismasterpieceinmyhighschoolEnglishtextbookbefore.Inaddition,aTaleofTwoCitieswhichisalsowrittenbyCharlesDickens,theoutstandingandspecialEnglishwriter,leftmeawonderfulanddeepimpression,whenIfinishedreadingthemarvelousstory.Ofcourse,GreatExpectationsdidn’tletmedown,either.What’smore,
6、thewholestructureofthenoveliswellandelaboratelydesigned.Theplotisextremelyattractiveandfullofunexpectedtwists.Quiteafewcharactershaveadistinguishablepersonality.Moreover,thosewordsandsentencesaresobeautifulandmeaningfulthatIeventookthemdowncarefullyinmynotebook.Byreadingthemnolessthanthr
7、eetimes,Ihavelearnednotonlysomenewphrasesandsentences,butalsoaphilosophyoflife.Amongthecharacters,whichimpressedmemostarenotPipandEstellawhoshouldberegardedastheleadingroles,butJoeandMagwitch.IfeelawfullysorrythatIwasnotbraveenoughtoreadtheoriginaleditionthatisasthickasab
