As I read the first 10 pages of Great Expectations I noticed some similarities with the protagonist Pip and Charles Dickens himself. To begin with, both live in poverty (not referring to Dickens when he was rich). Although not in extreme poverty like Dickens put himself through. Dickens also grew up without his parents, Pip is being raised by his sister. To quote the book, "....several of hid novels contain episodes of darkness....these episodes are based on his own childhood experiences."
* There is an allusion to the Ghost in Hamlet in the fourth chapter of the book. I felt knowledgeable knowing
this :)
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