Great Expectations
Essential Life Skills You'll Learn
Critical Thinking Through Literature
Develop analytical skills by examining the complex themes and character motivations in Great Expectations, learning to question assumptions and see multiple perspectives.
Historical Context Understanding
Learn to place events and ideas within their historical context, understanding how Great Expectations reflects and responds to the issues of its time.
Empathy and Perspective-Taking
Build empathy by experiencing life through the eyes of characters from different times, backgrounds, and circumstances in Great Expectations.
Recognizing Timeless Human Nature
Understand that human nature remains constant across centuries, as Great Expectations reveals patterns of behavior and motivation that persist today.
Articulating Complex Ideas
Improve your ability to express nuanced thoughts and feelings by engaging with the sophisticated language and themes in Great Expectations.
Moral Reasoning and Ethics
Develop your ethical reasoning by grappling with the moral dilemmas and philosophical questions raised throughout Great Expectations.
These skills are woven throughout the analysis, helping you see how classic literature provides practical guidance for navigating today's complex world.
Themes in This Book
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Great Expectations follows Pip, an orphan who receives mysterious funding to become a gentleman, only to discover that social climbing comes at the cost of his authentic relationships and moral compass. Through Intelligence Amplifier™ analysis, we explore how ambition can corrupt us, why we chase people who treat us badly, and how to find our way back to what truly matters.
Meet Your Guide
Marcus, 23
first-gen college student, finance internship at Wall Street investment firm
raised by harsh sister, beloved uncle-figure Joe, mysterious benefactor
Throughout this guide, you'll follow Marcus's story as they navigate situations that mirror the classic. chasing status and wealth only to find it hollow, hurting those who truly loved him
Table of Contents
First Encounters with Fear and Power
Living Under the Heavy Hand
The Wrong Man
Christmas Dinner and Close Calls
The Hunt and the Capture
The Weight of Keeping Secrets
Learning Letters and Life Stories
First Taste of Shame
The Weight of Lies and Shame
The Stranger with the File
The Pale Young Gentleman's Challenge
Living with Guilt and Expectations
Joe's Uncomfortable Visit to Miss Havisham
The Shame of Home
Violence Comes Home
About Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic, the most popular novelist of the Victorian era. His own childhood trauma—working in a blacking factory while his father was imprisoned for debt—deeply shaped Great Expectations, his most autobiographical novel. Dickens understood from experience how poverty shapes identity and how quickly the newly successful can forget where they came from.
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