CliffsNotes on Dickens' Great Expectations

CliffsNotes on Great Expectations explores Charles Dickens’s renowned work, a novel that gives you plots that twist and turn, themes of good and evil, and people who want for means to make sense of their lives.

Following the story of an orphaned boy whose first-person take on the world around him gives readers a detailed picture of Victorian England, this study guide provides summaries and critical commentaries for each chapter within the novel.  Other features that help you figure out this important work include

• Personal background on the author
• Introduction to and synopsis of the book
• In-depth character analyses
• Critical essays on topics of interest
• Review section that features interactive questions and suggested essay topics and practice projects
• ResourceCenter with books, films, and Web sites that can help round out your knowledge

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