Great Expectations: Quotations and Analysis

Dickens' use of semi-autobiographical techniques, and his use of Pip as the narrator of the tale, demands a certain amount of interpretative skill from the reader in order to understand the text fully. Dickens wishes to convey a real understanding of a Victorian child growing into a man. He does this through his use of characters, their experiences and situations. When referring to the chapters of the novel, in this title we will be using continuous numbers from chapter 1 to chapter 56. In your copy of the text you may be used to parts or volumes which each begin again at chapter 1. So to be clear; part one ends at chapter 19, part two starts at chapter 20 and ends at chapter 39, and finally, part three starts at chapter 40 and ends at chapter 59.

Chapters

1. Part One, Chapters 1-3
2. Part One, Chapters 4-9
3. Part One, Chapters 10-15
4. Part One, Chapters 16-19
5. Part Two, Chapters 20-31
6. Part Two, Chapters 32-39
7. Part Three, Chapters 40-48
8. Part Three, Chapters 49-59