CliffsNotes™ on Dickens’ Great Expectations

Table of Contents

Life and Background of the Author
Personal Background
Early and Formative Years
Education
Jobs
Love and Family
Literary Writing and the Rest of Life
Introduction to the novel
Introduction
A Brief Synopsis
Part I
Part II
Part III
List of Characters
Character Map
Critical Commentaries
Chapters 1–3
Summary
Commentary
Glossary
Chapters 4–6
Summary
Commentary
Glossary
Chapters 7–9
Summary
Commentary
Glossary
Chapters 10–12
Summary
Commentary
Glossary
Chapters 13–15
Summary
Commentary
Glossary
Chapters 16 and 17
Summary
Commentary
Glossary
Chapters 18 and 19
Summary
Commentary
Glossary
Chapters 20–22 (Volume II, Chapters 1–3)
Summary
Commentary
Glossary
Chapters 23–25 (Volume II, Chapters 4–6)
Summary
Commentary
Glossary
Chapters 26–28 (Volume II, Chapters 7–9)
Summary
Commentary
Glossary
Chapters 29–31 (Volume II, Chapters 10–12)
Summary
Commentary
Glossary
Chapters 32–34 (Volume II, Chapters 13–15)
Summary
Commentary
Glossary
Chapters 35–37 (Volume II, Chapters 16–18)
Summary
Commentary
Glossary
Chapters 38 and 39 (Volume II, Chapters 19–20)
Summary
Commentary
Glossary
Chapters 40–42 (Volume III, Chapters 1–3)
Summary
Commentary
Glossary
Chapters 43–45(Volume III, Chapters 4–6)
Summary
Commentary
Glossary
Chapters 46–48 (Volume III, Chapters 7–9)
Summary
Commentary
Glossary
Chapters 49–51 (Volume III, Chapters 10–12)
Summary
Commentary
Glossary
Chapters 52–54 (Volume III, Chapters 13–15)
Summary
Commentary
Glossary
Chapters 55–57 (Volume III, Chapters 16–18)
Summary
Commentary
Glossary
Chapters 58–59 (Volume III, Chapters 19–20)
Summary
Commentary
Character analyses
Pip
Joe Gargery
Magwitch
Mrs. Joe
Miss Havisham
Estella
Jaggers and Wemmick
Critical Essays
The Unusual Case of the Serial Form
Children and Nineteenth-Century England
CliffsNotes Review
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