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Expectations: Reading Question for Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
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Oprah.com   |   December 06, 2010
Reading Questions for Charles Dickens' Great Expectations
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1. In this novel, things are often not what they seem. Discuss how the theme of "expectations" is illustrated by and through the major characters in this book. How are Pip's expectations different from and similar to those of Joe Gargery, Miss Havisham, Estella and Magwitch?

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