Lit Analysis Great Expectations

Like I have said in the past,  I feel like I will never come away from a book like I have met a person

GENERAL
1. Briefly summarize the plot of the novel you read, and explain how the narrative fulfills the author's purpose (based on your well-informed interpretation of same).

The story starts off with Pip, a 6-year-old who lives with his sister and her husband.  One day, he meets a convict, steals food to feed him, and lets him go.  He is soon invited to play with a rich woman's adopted daughter and falls in love with her.  Years later, he is well on his way to becoming a gentleman (Expectation One).  Pip now lives in London and has a huge dept against him.  One day, he gets 500 pounds from a mysterious benefactor (Who later reveals himself to be the convict) [Expectation Two].    Pip tries to help the convict escape but they are caught.  The convict dies and Pip becomes ill.  An old friend nurses him back to health.  Pip decides to go visit the rich woman's house ruins.  There is Estelle, rich, beautiful, and looking for love.  They live happily ever after.  A definite fulfillment of the author's purpose.
2. Succinctly describe the theme of the novel. Avoid cliches.

The theme of Great Expectations is Hopes/Dreams.  Pip, from the beginning  wanted to have a happy life with Estelle.  He wanted everything to happen perfectly.
3. Describe the author's tone. Include a minimum of three excerpts that illustrate your point(s).

Dark and Gloomy.

-Always fog around

-Plants in the garden are dead

-Everything is told from a sort of dark point of view4. Describe a minimum of ten literary elements/techniques you observed that strengthened your understanding of the author's purpose, the text's theme and/or your sense of the tone. For each, please include textual support to help illustrate the point for your readers. (Please include edition and page numbers for easy reference.)

1.Setting- The story takes place in England

2.Genre- Coming of age/realism

3.Narrator Point of View- Story told by Pip

4.Symbolism- Everything in Miss Havisham's garden is DEAD
5.Imagery-Shadows always pop up when Estelle is around

6.Mood- Dark and Gloomy

7.Tone- Same as the Mood

8.Writing Style- Always having a deeper meaning within the writing

9. Allegory- The whole story can be taken as a simple love story or of how a boy grew up in London; along with many other possibilities

10.Antagonist- Not a definitive antagonist; actually, there are several throughout the story CHARACTERIZATION 
1. Describe two examples of direct characterization and two examples of indirect characterization.  Why does the author use both approaches, and to what end (i.e., what is your lasting impression of the character as a result)?

There is NO direct characterization in the story, as it is narrated by Pip.  Every description of a character is told through Pip's eyes.  

2. Does the author's syntax and/or diction change when s/he focuses on character?  How?  Example(s)? 

The entire story is based on Pip so there are no character changes to take place.3. Is the protagonist static or dynamic?  Flat or round?  Explain.

The protagonist is static in my opinion.  Pip doesn't really change throughout the story.  He is, however, round.  He has many characteristics to work with.4. After reading the book did you come away feeling like you'd met a person or read a character?  Analyze one textual example that illustrates your reaction.

Like I have said in the past,  I feel like I will never come away from a book like I have met a person..