Great Expectations was an interesting novel that was so much deeper than I had expected. It had so many twists and turns that created the intricate plot. I, personally, did not enjoy the ending of the book at all. I felt that it didn't complete the whole story and left a lot of loose ends. All that happened was Estella and Pip meet again after a long time (two years?) and Pip realizes her unhappiness. She has had a terrible marriage to Bentley Drummle and is leading a life of heartbreak. She and Pip reconcile their past differences and decide to remain as friends. What is so unsatisfying about this is that Pip does not end up marrying Biddy or Estella or anyone. I can't believe that Biddy and Joe marry, considering their huge age difference. On a positive note, Pip does discover himself near the end of the novel and becomes a likable protagonist once again. He becomes his old self and this brings a sigh of relief from the reader. I did enjoy Dickens' language at times but most often, found it confusing and hard to follow. The whole story would have been easier to read had it not been writen two-hundred years ago.
Staying caught up on the reading was not usually a problem for me. Most often I would read the chapters and annotate right before I went to bed. Sometimes I would read in the morning before school. I did use sparnotes when the chapters were confusing (which they most often were) to help clarify my understanding of the plot. Once in a while I would not read and get behind, but most often I stayed caught up. Reading the chapter and then sparknotes helped me understand the novel by seeing what I could figure out on my own and catching what I missed.
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