Great Expectations Research Paper

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Revenge. One word, thousands of stories. No matter where life leads us, you will always see revenge around you. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is partially based on revenge. In Great Expectations, Abel Magwitch and Miss Havisham’s taste of revenge hurts not only them, but everyone around them. Miss Havisham’s vow to get revenge on all men hurts everyone around her. While talking to Estella, her adopted daughter, Estella tells Miss Havisham how she feels about being brought up on the topic of revenge. When Miss Havisham gets mad at Estella for being rude to her, Estella says this, “ I am what you made me.” This topic shows that Estella isn’t truly a rude, distant, cold person. When Miss Havisham taught Estella how to break every man's