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Unit 12: Great Expectations: Detailed Study of Text-I

12.4 Keywords Notes

Forge : make or shape by heating it and beating or hammering it.
Vicious : imperfect.
Marsh : an area of low-lying land which is flooded in wet seasons or at high
tide.

12.5 Review Questions

1. How does Dickens use setting to convey the mood right at the opening?
2. What does Dickens description of the first convict tell us about him?
3. What object that pip takes the convict makes him feel guilty and nearly gets him discovered?

Answers: Self Assessment

1. Orphan 2. Grave stones
3. Higher society 4. Biddy and Joe
5. Goodbye

12.6 Further Readings

Books Great Expectations (Non-Detailed) — Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens — Michael Slater
Charles Dickens — Harold Bloom

Online links http://www.online-literature.com/dickens/greatexpectations/
http://www.shmoop.com/great-expectations/summary.html

http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monkeynotes/pmGreatExpect02.asp

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