Charles Dicken’s Great Expectations Text with Notes

Book Details
• Author: Kanwal (Editor/Adaptation)
• ISBN: 9788174731968
• Publisher: AITBS Publishers, INDIA
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback

• Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, presented here as a comic extravaganza, delves deeply into the grimmest aspects of human nature and society.
• The novel explores the idea that a person's core personality is shaped in youth and remains unalterable throughout their life.
• Set against the backdrop of Victorian society, the story follows Pip, a village boy raised by his stern sister and her kind-hearted husband, Joe Gargery.
• The novel unfolds as Pip encounters Miss Havisham and her adopted daughter Estella, whose beauty and cold demeanor captivate him, driving him to aspire to become a gentleman.
• After receiving unexpected wealth from a mysterious benefactor, Pip moves to London, but his ungratefulness toward Joe and his own moral downfall lead to a series of personal failures.
• In the end, after enduring hardship and learning the true value of loyalty and hard work, Pip returns to Joe and is ultimately reunited with Estella, now wiser and free from her past bitterness.
• This version provides a fresh perspective on Dickens' classic, emphasizing the themes of personal growth, betrayal, and redemption.