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The significance of the settings in Charles Dickens's , "Great Expectations"

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This essay discusses the significance of the settings in ‘Great Expectations,’ namely the mist over the marshes in Kent, Satis House, and London, referring to the symbolism utilized by Charles Dickens and how the setting enhances the reader’s understanding of significant characters.

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ENGL 201
THE ENGLISH NOVEL: 2ND ASSIGNMENT 2020


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, This essay will discuss the significance of the settings in ‘Great Expectations,’ namely the

mist over the marshes in Kent, Satis House, and London, referring to the symbolism utilized

by Charles Dickens and how the setting enhances the reader’s understanding of significant

characters.

The mist over the marshes in ‘Great Expectations’ has a duel meaning. Denotatively it refers

to the heavy and constant mists over the marshes common to the area Pip resides in as a

child. Figuratively, the mist represents Pip’s internal emotional environment (Persson, 2011).

Throughout the novel, the fog over the marshes signifies the foreshadowing of dangerous or

unpredictable situations and ambiguity in Pip’s own life as he grows older. In chapter three,

when Pip goes to deliver food to the convict, Magwitch, Pip says, “wet lay clammy, and the

marsh-mist was so thick.” (Dickens, p. 21); this dull weather foretells of his encounter with

the other escaped convict Compeyson later. Pip goes on to say, “it seemed to my oppressed

conscience like a phantom devoting me to the Hulks.” (Dickens, p. 21) The mist over the

marshes acts like a ghost-like presence that leads Pip. The atmosphere created in these quotes

shows how the already terrified, young boy is frightened and plagued by his guilt for helping

the convict (Persson, 2011).

In chapter nineteen, on his way to London, after receiving news of his great expectations his

of of becoming a gentleman, Pip encounters the mist, expressing, “the light mists were

solemnly rising as if to show me the world.” (Dickens, p. 225). The mist, in this instance,

indicates that despite this seemingly uplifting improvement in Pip’s life, it may have

disadvantageous outcomes in the future. When Pip returns to his childhood home in chapter

thirty-five to attend his sister’s funeral, he promises Biddy that he would visit more often but

goes on to say, “the mists were rising as I walked away. If they disclosed to me, as I suspect

they did, that I should not come back.” (Dickens, p. 404). This quote shows that Pip is aware

and feels guilty that he has neglected to visit Biddy and Joe, but as the mist rises, his

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