Great+Expectations+Essay+Topic


 * Directions: Please address one of the following topics in a full essay that contains a well developed thesis statement, elaboration upon your main points, transition, quotations, and engaging introduction/conclusion. First draft due by [[image:great_expectaions.jpg align="right" link="@http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/entertainment/49832332-81/pip-musical-dickens-act.html.csp"]]end of class Monday.** (Upload the essay to a page on this wiki by the end of class today. Title the page: Your Name and Topic of the Paper. Tag the page: Great Expectations Essay.)

Discuss how Dickens uses a youthful crush to fuel Pip's conflicts and character development in this novel. What do you think Dickens is trying to say about desire, self perception or dreams through this calamitous crush?
 * Crush Worthy: **

Ch-Ch-Changes...Describe the dynamic nature of Pip's character. How does he change throughout the novel? What do you think Dickens is trying to say about the ability to make or break oneself?
 * What Would David Bowie Say? **

Describe the role social class and birthright play in this novel. What do you think Dickens is trying to say about the importance of social class in our outer and inner lives.
 * Head of the Class **

How would Great Expectations translate into our culture? Describe how the novel's themes, plot or characters would correlate with today's world.
 * Then and Now **

If Great Expectations has a lot to say about the transformation of a character, then what does it say about the true nature of a person. Describe how some of the characters maintain their true natures throughout the novel (perhaps in spite of some very extreme changes of fortune or expectations).
 * Personality Contest **

What is Dickens saying about love, truth, goodness, expectations, desire, hypocrisy, emotions, wealth, poverty, growing up.... Describe a theme of the novel and discuss how Dickens communicates this theme through characterization, conflict and/or plot.
 * Pick a Theme, Any Theme **

How does Dickens use suspense in the novel? What are the great questions of the book? Evaluate the effectiveness of Dickens' use of suspense in the novel.
 * Suspense **