HELP ME 'Great Expectations' Charles Dickens?

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How does chapter one of Great Expectations prepare the reader for the rest of the novel??





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HELP ME 'Great Expectations' Charles Dickens?
Well, continuing with what the first answer has already, this chapter puts the reader in Pip's mindset. After seeing that his parents are dead, we meet the rest of his family, and see that Joe is poor and uneducated. This shows that Pip doesn't have much of a future...he's also going to be poor and uneducated. Once he meets Abel Magwitch (the convict) we see that Pip is a good person in him helping the convict. Yes, he was threatened, but if you read into it enough, you can imagine that the boy would do anything to help someone if he could. This is proven to be true later in the book.

So now we've got a boy with a set future - being a poor, uneducated blacksmith - and a good heart. This is the set up for the rest of the novel. It's been a while since I've read the book so I'm not sure when Ms. Havisham comes into the picture, but I'm pretty sure it's not chapter 1. The meeting with her is what changes Pip for the rest of his life.

To sum up the answer (at least...my answer), chapter 1 shows a boy who has a desire to follow in his brother-in-law's footsteps and who is also willing to help someone in a time of need. That prepares the reader for the rest of the book.



How's that for an answer?
Reply:The first chapter gives an insight of what Pip's life is like. His parents are dead and he is being raised by his sister who is married to a blacksmith in a poor area. He is easily frightened by the escaped prisioner and fears he has to do what the prisioner askes of him. It shows his poor upbringing and lack of education.