Great Expectations

Charles Dickens, 1861

Pip, an orphan boy raised by his sharp-tempered sister and her kind blacksmith husband in the Kentish marshes, has a frightening encounter with an escaped convict one Christmas Eve. Soon afterwards he is sent to play at the gloomy house of the strange Miss Havisham, where he falls for the proud girl Estella and begins to feel ashamed of his common life. When a mysterious fortune lifts him toward becoming a London gentleman, Pip must learn what money, loyalty and real worth have to do with one another.

Ambition and the desire to rise in societyGuilt, loyalty and gratitudeWhat truly makes a gentlemanWealth and class versus real human worth

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Pip 핍 An orphan boy from the Kentish marshes, raised 'by hand' by his sister and her blacksmith husband. Main character Appears in part 1
Joe Gargery 조 가저리 The village blacksmith: huge, gentle, and Pip's truest friend. Main character Appears in part 1
Abel Magwitch 에이벨 매그위치 A starving convict in grey, escaped from the prison ships, who seizes Pip in the churchyard. Main character Appears in part 1
Miss Havisham 미스 해비셤 Main character First appears in part 2. Read up to part 1 to meet them without spoilers.
Estella 에스텔라 Main character First appears in part 2. Read up to part 1 to meet them without spoilers.
Mr Jaggers 재거스 씨 Main character First appears in part 2. Read up to part 1 to meet them without spoilers.
Herbert Pocket 허버트 포켓 Main character First appears in part 3. Read up to part 2 to meet them without spoilers.
Mrs Joe Gargery 조 가저리 부인 Pip's older sister, who never lets anyone forget that she brought him up 'by hand'. Appears in part 1
Uncle Pumblechook 펌블추크 삼촌 Joe's pompous uncle, a seed merchant who loves to lecture and take credit. Appears in part 1
Mr Wopsle 웝슬 씨 The parish clerk with a booming voice who dreams of the stage. Appears in part 1
Biddy 비디 A clever, kind orphan girl who helps run the village evening school. Appears in part 1
Dolge Orlick 돌지 올릭 First appears in part 2. Read up to part 1 to meet them without spoilers.
Trabb's boy 트랩 가게 소년 First appears in part 2. Read up to part 1 to meet them without spoilers.
John Wemmick 존 웨믹 First appears in part 3. Read up to part 2 to meet them without spoilers.
The Aged Parent 웨믹 노인(에이지드 P.) First appears in part 3. Read up to part 2 to meet them without spoilers.
Matthew Pocket 매슈 포켓 First appears in part 3. Read up to part 2 to meet them without spoilers.
Bentley Drummle 벤틀리 드러믈 First appears in part 3. Read up to part 2 to meet them without spoilers.
Startop 스타톱 First appears in part 3. Read up to part 2 to meet them without spoilers.
Molly 몰리 First appears in part 3. Read up to part 2 to meet them without spoilers.
Compeyson 컴피슨 First appears in part 5. Read up to part 4 to meet them without spoilers.
Clara Barley 클래라 발리 First appears in part 5. Read up to part 4 to meet them without spoilers.