Pip's Spiritual Exercise: The Meditative Mode in Dicken's Great Expectations

Pip's Spiritual Exercise The Meditative Mode in Dicken's Great Expectations

Charles Dickens' 'Great Expectations' is the story of Pip as he narrates his struggle to confirm God's presence in his life. Orphaned early in life, Pip's expectations of a better future forces him to resent his humble beginning and the people associated with it. Left to him...

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Published in:Renascence Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 133 - 143
Main Author: Crowley, James P
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Milwaukee, etc Marquette University Press 01-01-1994
Marquette University Press, etc
Renascence
Subjects:
British & Irish literature
Dickens, Charles (1812-1870)
English literature
Literary criticism
Novels
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Summary:Charles Dickens' 'Great Expectations' is the story of Pip as he narrates his struggle to confirm God's presence in his life. Orphaned early in life, Pip's expectations of a better future forces him to resent his humble beginning and the people associated with it. Left to himself and the memories of his childhood, Pip becomes desolate and realizes that spiritual consolation is a greater gift than wealth. On his journey to capture his wandering soul, Pip learns that only a person who loves himself is worthy of God's love.
ISSN:0034-4346
2329-8626
DOI:10.5840/renascence199446221