Great expectations is written in 1st person and the narrator is Pip. Pip is a growing boy throughout part one and is developing as a person as well. Because the novel is in 1st person you only get Pip's perspective of the story, and this does not allow you to see what other characters think of him. 1st person Is used to give more emotion and draw the reader in, but in this novel's case to me it does not feel this way. The novel is set in rural England in the 1800's and the mood of the rustic setting complements it, with the dark, damp, and rainy atmosphere. That aspect of the novel is excellent. It has a lot to do with Dickens and his wordy descriptions.
             In part one of great expectations has many important characters that have interesting backgrounds and mysteries to go along with them. Because of this there are a lot of questions to be answered some that are and some that are not. Miss Havisham is a character that constantly brings new questions quite often. Miss Havisham's history is a mystery to Pip the as well as the reader for quite some time and the question of why she wears her wedding dress is one of the questions raised. Pip describes her wearing the dress. "So she sat, corpse-like, as we played at cards; the frillings and trimmings on her bridal dress, looking like earthly paper"(60). The reason being that her fiancé left her and she wants to remember and almost freeze the moment and hold on to it.
             Miss Havisham is not the only character that brings up questions. Another character named Estella has an interesting, mean and snooty personality which brings up why Pip taking a liking to her. She treats him poorly and why would she do so? Estella feels as though she is more superior than Pip. She talks down to him, and although she is a higher class and more wealthy the way she speaks to him is not kind. For example: "With this boy!
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