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Charles Dickens, the most creative novelist in English literature, created a series of characters that were lifelike, and was known for his extraordinary ability to shape space and rich perceptual details. Great Expectations, written in 1861, is one of the important works of Dickens in his later years. In this period of his later years, his works really moved towards perfection and maturity. From the ending of the novel, we can see the change of his mood. The protagonist of the novel is called Pip, born in the countryside, his parents died at an early age, and he was raised by his sister and brother-in-law Joe. Sister married to the poor blacksmith to Pip do beat and scold, so Pip since childhood lived a poor life, but then he grew up to become a blacksmith like Joe is very much looking forward to. An unexpected opportunity, Pip came to the house of the lady Havisham and met the love of her life, Estella, she is so beautiful and noble. From then on he was not satisfied with the life of a blacksmith and longed to be a gentleman worthy of Estella. Magwitch, the prisoner Pip rescued when he was a child, had a large amount of money, and Magwitch gave the money to Pip through a lawyer and let him enter the upper society to become a gentleman. But when Magwitch is found and caught, Pip loses his money, his lavish habits leave him in debt, and Estella marries someone else. Then Joe came to him and paid off his debt with his life savings. Pip finally returns to his true nature and realizes what he really needs to do. Estella is also reborn from the suffering life, and Pip hand in hand in the dim moonlight. In the novel, Dickens attaches great importance to the rendering of the environment, in addition to the natural environment and social environment. The social environment makes me realize that the impact of the environment on people is huge. In just a short period of time, Pip learned a series of rules of life in so-called high society. When Joe comes to visit him and goes to a restaurant with him, Joe's behavior makes Pip feel rude and humiliated, and the meal ends badly. Pip has no idea that Joe is his best friend. Dickens said: " The worst thing in the world is to despise your own home. "This reminds me of our lives will also appear this kind of thing, because some small unique will boast noble, wanton hurt for their loved ones, it is time to abandon the temptation of" superior people, "return to the real. In addition to the male and female protagonists, Miss Havisham also runs through the novel. A woman who can never see the light of day, who is joined and deceived by her husband and brother on her wedding day, is undoubtedly poor, bitter, and full of resentment. Her resentment pollutes her heart and makes her soul ugly. She was also cruel, and she made both Estella and Pip innocent victims. Although finally Havisham's conscience returns to its original truth, the wood has become a boat. There will always be a lot of disappointments in life, but we should not pass this disappointments on to others. "Great Expectations" Although called great expectations, but there is no great expectations, there are only the ups and downs of the protagonist's life and constantly honed mood. They will eventually return to their true nature.