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Great expectations cliff notes
Great expectations cliff notes








great expectations cliff notes

It is how he refers to his mother.Īlexander, Bartholomew, Abraham, Tobias, Roger The names on the five little "lozenges" or tombstones next to those of Pip's parents. Georgiana, wife of the above The inscription on the tombstone of Pip's mother. Philip Pirrip, late of this parish The inscription on the tombstone of Pip's father. Squires The proprietor of the Blue Boar, an inn in Pip's village. Wopsle's Great-Aunt The old woman who holds night classes for the village children and sleeps through the classes. He is the town wheelwright, a person who builds and repairs wagon wheels. Trabb's assistant, who ridicules Pip about his new station in life, but later helps rescue him from Orlick. Waldengarver) A clerk in Pip's church who wants to be a clergyman but gives up and goes to London to be an actor. Uncle Pumblechook Joe's pompous, self-important uncle who arranges for Pip to visit Miss Havisham's house and who arrogantly assumes himself to be the reason for Pip's good fortune.ĭolge Orlick Joe's assistant in the forge, who is responsible for the attack on Mrs.

great expectations cliff notes

She is Pip's early confidant and understands him well enough to see through him. Joe Gargery (Georgiana M'Ria) Pip's abusive older sister who constantly reminds Pip of all she has done for him, especially "raising him up by hand." She is attacked by Orlick and later dies.īiddy The young girl from Pip's night classes who helps with Pip's sister after the attack and later marries Joe. In spite of Pip's snobbery, Joe remains faithful and loving to him and is always there in Pip's hour of need. Joe GargeryThe kind blacksmith married to Pip's sister who is the moral reference point for most characters in the story. At the end of the story he has learned wealth does not bring happiness.

great expectations cliff notes

Pip (Philip Pirrip, Handel) The narrator of the story who tells of his rise to wealth, his desertion of his true friends for that wealth and a chance with Estella, and his humbling by his own arrogance.










Great expectations cliff notes