ENG 2D7

IN-CLASS ESSAY TOPICS

• How does fear influence Pip's thoughts & actions?
• Imagine that Great Expectations takes place in modern day Toronto. How would this change in setting affect: a) the plot; b) Pip's family life; and c) the circumstances of the convicts?
• Identify the three (3) most significant literary features in the first section of Great Expectations and explain their combined effect.