Great Expectations — Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
A brief introduction
Pip dreams of becoming a gentleman, but his changing fortunes force him to reconsider ambition, loyalty and social status. Dickens’s novel explores the distance between the life we imagine and the character we build through our choices.
Why read it today?
Explore ambition, loyalty, integrity through the choices, conflicts and relationships in this classic. Use the question below as a starting point for your own reading.
Ideas to reflect on
Ambition · Loyalty · Integrity
What makes a life admirable beyond wealth and status?
Reading guidance
Teenagers and adults; includes violence and distressing situations.
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