Book-Review-on-Great-Expectations

1、BookReviewonGreatExpectationsLifeisshort,andweaspeoplecanonlyliveonekindoflife.However,literaturecreatesanopportunityforustoimaginethedifferentkindoflifeexperiences.Ilikereadingbooks,especiallygreatnovels,whichmakemefeelthehappinessandsadnessofdifferentkindoflifethroughtheexperienceofthecharacters.GreatExpectationsisoneofthegreatnovels.GreatExpectationswaswrittenbyCharlesDickens,agreatEnglishnovelistandrepresentativeofrealism.Hewrotethenovelinlaterofhislife,whichexposeandcriticizethepoverty,inj。

2、ustice,andhypocrisyoftheEnglishbourgeoissocietyofhisage.ThemaincharactersinthenovelarePip,anorphanbroughtupbyhissister---MrsJoe,andEstella,abeautifulgirlwhoisbroughtupbyarichlady,MissHavisham.PipwasinvitedintoHavisham’shome,andPiphadacrashonEstellawhentheyfirstmet.However,Estellalaughedathisbootsandroughhands,whichmadehimchangehismind.Pipwantedtobeagentlemaninordertomarryher,insteadofablacksmith,justlikehisbrother-in-law,Joe.ToPip’ssurprise,hereceivedalargeamountofmoneyfromaconvict,whowashelpedb。

3、yPipearlierandearnalotofmoneylaterinanothercountry.Withthemoney,PipwenttoLondontoreceivethehighereducation.Pipdidn’tresistthetemptationofmoneyandposition,hewenttothebad.WhenpipthoughtthathehastheabilitytomarryEstella,butEstellachoosetomarryanotherman.Atthesametime,theconvictwasarrested,andthelegacyPipinheritedfromhimwashandedin.Underthissituation,Pipwenttoanothercountrytomakealiving.Manyyearslater,hewentbacktohishometown,andhemetEstellaagain,andtheybecamecompanion.Readinggoodbooksmakeusnotonlyex。

4、perienceadifferentkindoflife,butalsohavestrongfeelings.Wecanlearnalotfromthegoodbooks,whichcanhelpushaveagoodviewonourreallife.AfterreadingGreatExpectations,Ilearntthreepoints.Firstly,peopleneedtobegratefultothepersonwhohelpedus.Theworldconsistsofmanykindsofpeople,someofthemlikemoneyandbeautifulwomen,somelikestealing,somelikelaughingatothers’achievement…nomatterwhatkindofworkyouhavedone,youcannotlostaheartwithgratefulminds.Inthenovel,Piphelpedaconvict,hegavetheconvictbreadandwineandotherthingsth。

5、econvictneed.Whentheconvictwasrecaptured,hedidn’ttellothersPiphelpedhimrun.Instead,heliedtoprotectPipandmanyyearslater,hegavePipmoneytoreceivethehighereducation.AllofthesecanshowtherepaytoPip’shelp.Eventhoughheisacriminal,heknownthegratefulnessinhisheart.Ireadmanyreportsonthenewspaper,whichwasaboutapoorpeople,whoreceivesmanyhelpfromfellowvillagers.Afterhebecamesucceed,heusedmoneytohelphisvillagertolivebetterlifebybuildingschool,establishingahomeforelderpeople,andsoon.Thesocietyneedsthespirit.Sec。

6、ondly,donotignoreothers’feelingespeciallythepersonwholovesyouwhenyoumakeanimportantdecision.Inthenovel,whenthelawyercametotellPipthathecanreceivealegacyfromarichperson,hewasgladbecausehehadthechancetobecomeagentleman,hisgreatexpectation.Whilehisbrother-in-lawJoebecameangrywhenthelawyergaveJoemoneyforpay,becauseJoeregardedPipasagreatfriend,moneycannotreplacehislovetoPip.Ontheotherday,Piplefthishome,hedidn’tshowanyunwillingness.Heleftwithsmile,buthedidn’tseethesorrowonJoe’face.Inourlife,itwasthesa。

7、mecase.Whenwepursuethethingsweexpectedtoown,weoftenignorethefeelingsofourfriendsandfamilies.Theyarethepeoplewholoveusfromthedeepofheart,sotheytolerateusevenwehurtthem.However,ifapersoncannotlovethosewholovehim,howcanhelovethosewhohavenorelationswithhim?Therefore,loveyourself,butalsothepeoplearoundyou.Lastly,lovecanbeexpressedinmanyways,inadditiontowords.MRSJoeleftadeepimpressiononme.IthoughtshewasarudeandcruelwomanwhenIreadthefirstseveralchapters.However,thelaterpartofthenovelchangedmymind.Sheas。

8、kedheruncletomakePiphavemostofhisconnectionswiththerich,MissHavisham.SheknewherfamilycannotgivePipabrightfuture,soshewantedhimtoplayuptoMissHavisham,andmaybehecanreceivemoneyfromtherichlady.However,Pipdidn’thaveagoodperspectiveonMRSJoe.Hedidn’trealizehowmuchhissisterhaspaidtothefamily.Inmostofhismemory,hissisterwasacruelwoman,whobeathimmostofthetime.However,hewaswrong.Hehasagreatsister,takingcareofhimlikeamother.Thankstothegreatnovel,IlearntocherishmoreaboutwhatIhaveown,mygreatfriendsandfamilies.。