Part one of term paper
Many novels are based on the author’s life. Some of the novel’s were influenced by the author’s life. Often in cases like these, one author may write many novels with a similar theme, plot, setting, or characters. This is true in Great Expectations. Charles Dickens drew on his personal experiences in Great Expectations. The main charac ...

Part two of term paper
... mothers died when they were young. In Pip’s case, he was an orphan because his father also died when Pip was young. Dickens did, however, feel like an orphan because his father was in prison. This forced Dickens to work at a young age, which meant he did not have much of a social life (67). This factor is also true in Pip’s case because he was Joe’s apprentice. Pip’s situation as an orphan was a little bit more complex than Dickens. Pip’s caretaker becomes delirious and then dies. I t ...