What's the story?

"What is it that makes you want to write songs? In a way you want to stretch yourself into other people's hearts. You want to plant yourself there, or at least get a resonance, where other people become a bigger instrument than the one you're playing. It becomes almost an obsession to touch other people. To write a song that is remembered and taken to heart is a connection, a touching of bases. A thread that runs through all of us. A stab to the heart. Sometimes I think songwriting is about tightening the heartstrings as much as possible without bringing on a heart attack." -Keith Richards

Why did Charles Dickens write the novel you're reading/reviewing? 

-Charles Dickens wrote "Great Expectations" for probably a variety of reasons. Who knows, maybe it was out of boredom. Or maybe he did it to make money. But I believe he did it for a more meaningful reason regarding the passion he possessed for writing. He is a fantastic author (even though his books are incredibly lengthy.) If you do get deep into one of his thick paged books, you'll find that his words are so descriptive and packed with imagery. He has a way of painting a picture of the plot in your mind. I believe he wrote the book purely because he has a passion for witting. Now, specifically talking about "Great Expectations," Dickens has so much underlying meaning that goes into every aspect of the book ranging from the events right down to the character's names. He wrote the book to exploit his style, as well as the morals expressed within his pages. 

What in your analysis of literary techniques led you to this conclusion?

-I thought the best and most efficient way  to note the literary devices used in "Great Expectations" would be to create a list and follow them with some examples. So here it is:

-imagery, symbolism, allegory, and tone

-Narrator point of view

-setting, genre, writing style 

-metaphor, simile, personification 

-asyndeton, archaic expression

-hyperbole, paradox, antithesis 

-parallelism, anaphora, epistrophe 

-Also thought I would list some common themes we found in the book: 

-"Ambition and self-improvement"

-"Social class"

-"Crime, guilt, and innocence"