Part one of term paper
OUTLINE THESIS STATEMENT: Charles Dickens drew on personal experiences in Great Expectations. I. Childhood A. Both unloved by mothers 1. Dickens’ mother died 2. Pip’s mother died B. Working Young 1. Dickens’ started working at fifteen years old and became independent 2. Pip became an apprentice for Joe as a young teenager and became i ...

Part two of term paper
... becomes a gentleman and gets a benefactor B. Changes 1. Dickens finds his talent and works hard at it 2. Pip finds himself and learns many lessons about life Many novels are based on the author’s life. Some of the novels 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 extremely true in Great Expectations. The main character in the novel, Pip, portrays a life that is similar t ...