With the exception of the last three, each of the novel’s antagonists is redeemed before the end of the book. Joe, Miss Havisham, Estella, Orlick, Bentley Drummle, and Compeyson. Various characters serve as figures against whom Pip must struggle at various times: Magwitch, Mrs. Publisher Serialized in All the Year Round published in England by Chapman & Hall published in America by Harper & BrothersĬlimax A sequence of climactic events occurs from Chapter 51 to Chapter 56: Miss Havisham’s burning in the fire, Orlick’s attempt to murder Pip, and Pip’s attempt to help Magwitch escape London.Īntagonist Great Expectations does not contain a traditional single antagonist. Genres Bildungsroman, social criticism, autobiographical fictionĭate of first publication Published serially in England from December 1860 to August 1861 published in book form in England and America in 1861
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