Although the reading was tedious I actually enjoyed Great Expectations. I felt Dickens did a very good job at developing Pip through the tragedies that he had to experience. This added to the overall motif of becoming a gentleman. One of the characters who I enjoyed was Wemmick. Though he did not change throughout the novel his persevering attitude towards Pip and how he acted around his castle and the Aged P. made him an enjoyable addition to the overall story. Without help from Sparknotes or any other aid I figured out that Miss Havisham was not the benefactor and that Magwitch was. I also figured that the other convict had been involved with Miss Havisham. I believe that Dickens did an overall good job at incorporating the different mysteries into his story of Great Expectations.
When I started to the read the book I was behind about 100 pages because I had been sick. Within the next week though I was all caught up. Most of my reading took place at night after all other homework had been completed. Finding time was hard but by staying up a little later I completed the book. At times reading the book at night was difficult because I would be tired and concentration on lengthy literature was hard. What would be frustrating was at times the reading would be dry and you could very easily read a couple of pages and then not remember what you had read. If I could go back and read this book again I would have much rather read earlier in the day when my mind was fresh and not exhausted. Overall I felt that I did a good job with staying on task and finishing the book on time.
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