Part one of term paper
The author Charles Dickens was a talented illustrator of character. Throughout his novel Great Expectations he presents this gift by creating several unique characters. A dominant character throughout the novel is Estella, adopted daughter of the eccentric Miss Havisham. Estella is cold-hearted, a victim of Miss Havisham, and repentant. Throu ...

Part two of term paper
... fancies-I don't know how to call them-which I am not able to comprehend. When you say you love me, I know what you mean as a form of words, but nothing more" (347). Her lack of emotions and understanding give the people who "love" her a difficult time. Estella appears to do what she has to in a manner irritatingly relaxed. She functions like a robot programed to carry necessary tasks. "You may kiss me if you like," (88), she tells Pip with no feeling, almost as if the kiss was money or a gi ...