Boekverslag Charles Dickens

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Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

What type/category of book story is this?
This book is a novel of character.

What century/movement is it from?
This book is from the 19th century.

What is/are the most important theme (s)
The most important theme in this book is life. The story goes about the good things, the bad things and, of course, the sad things and the disappointments. Pip has to form his character.

Who is/are the main character(s)? (no more than five)
The only real main_character is Pip. Trough his eyes we experience the story, we see him growing up and becoming a man. He grows up, becomes a strong man who is disappointed also sometimes in live.

Where is the story located? Explain.
The story takes place everywhere. The most important places are I think, Kent, where Pip grows up, and London, where Pip becomes really adult, and living learns know and therefore gentleman becomes.

In what period is the story set? Explain.
The story probably takes place simply in the time in which it is written. The second half of the nineteenth century therefore. It lasts approximately 39 years (from the beginning to end). The story has been told, however, chronologically, but has pieces in which Pip looks back on certain periods.

Is this a good book to read? Why do you (not) think so?
Great expectations is a book with the theme life. Life is a very important and always current subject. And especially therefore is it a fascinating subject. The story is described very long and detailed. That makes it a piece less captivating.But further it’s a fine story to read.

Would you like others to read it? Why (not)?
Yes, I think this book is good written. It’s a nice story to read. Charles Dickens is a good autor. I like the way he writes

Wat is the most crucial passage / episode, do you think? Explain.
I think the most crucial passage of the book when Pip finds out who the benefactor is. When he finds out that it’s Provis. He also finds out that Provis is Estella’s father.

Which character in the story do you dislike? Explain.
I dislike Mrs Gargery, the sister of Pip. She is a bad woman and she treats her man Joe and her brother Pip very bad.

What’s your favourite character in the story? Explain.
My favourite character in the story is Joe Gragery, Pip’s brother-in-law. He is a simple and nice blacksmith. He has a heart of gold. He helps Pip, despite doesn’t like him.

Compare it to other books you have read. Any differences?
Yes, there are differences. I think this story nice to read, but sometimes it is described very long. I haven’t read not frequently such books.

Please write a 150-250 word summary on the back/on your PC.
Pip is raised in a little place by his older sister and her husband Joe. One night he meets a villain who he brings some food. He gets his education at Mr. Pumblechook who sends him to Miss Havisham. This is a very old, strange lady, who lives in the dark with a very beautiful girl. Pip falls in love to her. But she thinks he isn't a gentleman. Then a lawyer appears who says that some anonymous benefactor wants Pip to become a boy of Great Expectations and therefore he has to go to London to become a gentleman. In London, he becomes best friends with Herbert Pocket, who wants to have an insurance company. His benefactor turns out to be the criminal who he once brought some food. Heavily disappointment, and feeling mere hate against his benefactor, he gets into debts and only by intervening of Joe he gets out of jail. Pip sets himself to honest work to pay his debts. Meanwhile Estella, whose father was the villain, has married Pips enemy Bentley Drummle, but he treats her badly and after his death Pip and Estella are reunited.