Part one of term paper
It is in human nature to desire after a dream, no matter how impossible it may seem. That fantasy is what drives an individual to the course of action that determines his personality as he grows closer, or further, from his objective. There are no limits to what a human being will do to reach that goal. Authors often bring this characteri ...

Part two of term paper
... growth while invoking the reader to reflect on his own life. Over the course of the novel, Philip “Pip” Pirrup learns lifelong lessons which result from pain and suffering that he not only inflicts on himself but other people as well. He matures from a juvenile boy riddled with shame and guilt, to a young man preoccupied with himself, and finally into a gentleman with genuine concern for the well-being of those he loves. Hence, Pip’s stages of shame and guilt, self-gratification, an ...