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How many movies are set up around the emotions of the character? Just think what a movie would be like if there was no emotion, or no drastic pull that makes the audience cry or laugh or even become angry. A main theme of //Great Expectations// is the emotion that goes on through out the book that draws characters to each other and causes the resentment or aggressiveness towards one another. The theme of emotions is ever present in this novel and in every other piece of entertaining literature. In this novel Dickens expresses that emotions can be destructive and constructive.

Emotions are " an affective state of consciousness in which joy, sorrow, fear, hate, or the like, is experienced, as distinguished from cognitive and volitional states of consciousness." In the case of destructing a person's character you would more often see sorrow, fear, or hatred causing an underlying ruin. Miss. Havisham is a heartbroken woman who was deceived and betrayed by the one she loved, which is an emotion,and her own brother. She becomes sorrowful and enraged which pushes her to bring about such a wonderful story plot. She adopts a girl who then loses her emotions because of those simple actions. Miss Havisham has characteristics that fuel the interest fire. These characteristics bring out her emotions all the more.

There's also the time when emotions can be constructive or good. When they express love as when Joe helps build Pip's character with an easy smile and an ever present affection for him. Joe is always there for Pip even near the end after Pip had been a jerk and ditched him for the rich life and Joe still tends to him for many days. The bottom line is that emotions cause actions such as in Pip's case when he falls hand and foot at a young heartless girl's feet, even in the times where she is totally repulsive towards him. This love stays alive in his heart throughout the whole novel and his persistence is what helps him attract her in the end. So with his undying emotions and will to hold on he builds up a good life for him.

Emotions come in many shapes and sizes. Some can be good others are on the not so good side. The many emotions that develop the theme and plot make up the story without them there would be no story. There are definitely constructive and destructive emotions that pull you along through out the time line.