For this week's blog post, think of another story that you think has similar themes or messages about life to Great Expectations. This can be a story, novel, or movie. Describe similarities between Dickens' work and this movie or story. How are the characters in this work's experiences similar to those of Pip? Write several paragraphs connecting the themes and messages about human nature in these two tales. Be sure to discuss thematic connections rather than just similarities in plot or setting. Also, post a picture that depicts characters or ideas in your connecting story/movie that enhances its relevance to Great Expectations.
The Power of One, this novel involves a kid sent off and forced to find his way thorought his life. Peekay relates to Pip in the nature of in both of their situations they have to survive. Peekay gets sent away to a boarding school and gets well basicly beat up and pissed on. Pip gets beaten by his sister and demoralized by his family, (except for Joe.)
In both novels they learn to survive because they learn something from people. Miss Havisham helps teach Pip to survive by learning experiences. It was like his first job. Peekay is taught by Geel Peete his first job is handing out letters and Geel Peete teaches him to box so that he may survive in his school. Another type of person that helps the characters is friends. In Peekay's world Hoppie demostrated something that he took up as his life. For Pip it was Herbert who demostrated being a gentleman and Pip wanted to grow up to be a gentleman and he did.
