During the first chapters of Great Expectations the plot is set and the characters are introduced. The most important character is Pip, both the narrator and main character. As a writer, Dickens’s had to focus on the development of Pip. This is do to the fact that Pip is a child and must appear as a child, but being the narrator, his words must also be able to fully articulate the story.
Pip, as many children would do, decides to help a man who needs help, although this man is a convict. Pip is worried about his own safety when he decides to help the convict, but still proceeds. This shows a positive side to Pip, but in the introduction of this novel we also see his flaws. Throughout the introduction, Dickens continues to show Pip's negative qualities; his dishonesty and his guilt. Relations in both Pip and Dickens can be seen in this introduction, because both Pip and Dickens didn't have the best upbringings.
In the introduction one of the most important characters is the convict. Although Pip thinks he will never see him again, this may not be the case. The convictions introduction is just that, an introduction. It seems that he will more than likely be a big part of the unraveling story.
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