Your essay prompt for Great Expectations asks you to analyze the overall theme or message in the novel. For this week's blog, write about what you feel is the message Dickens intended to send to his readers. What is the story really about? Answer this question in a well-developed paragraph. Try to write the entire paragraph about this message or "life lesson" with limited reference to plot and characters. Instead, focus on the universal experiences you could relate to while reading. How is this book relevant to people in general, regardless of time and place?
I believe that Dickens overall message was about life. Its not what happens to you its how you make it and follow your dreams. There are expectations out there for everyone. It is not what they get but how they use it that will impact their lives. In Great Expectations after Pip met Estella he decided he wanted to be a gentleman. This shows how he wanted to become something and worked toward his goal. Admittedly the goal was practically given to him in this case. But Dickens was trying to get across was it is what you accomplish!
