'If you knew all my story...': The Rhetoric of Pip's Tale

[...]over the course of time, he evaluates his own life with searing honesty. [...]revealed, he wins our sympathy, making us well disposed towards him. Without a fortune - even without Estella, depending on how you read the ending - but with self-respect for his modest accomplishments, earned by har...

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Published inDickensian Vol. 106; no. 482; p. 227
Main Author Paroissien, David
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London The Dickens Fellowship 01.12.2010
Subjects
Imperative sentences
Rhetoric
Self esteem
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Summary:[...]over the course of time, he evaluates his own life with searing honesty. [...]revealed, he wins our sympathy, making us well disposed towards him. Without a fortune - even without Estella, depending on how you read the ending - but with self-respect for his modest accomplishments, earned by hard work rather than garnered through privilege, the Pip who emerges at the end of his story commands respect, a figure whose heart no longer burns with returning agony, a quiet man at peace with the world who calmly composes a record of his life.
ISSN:0012-2440