Great Expectations - Character Analysis of Trabb's Boy

The Unlimited Miscreant - Trabb's Boy <Tab/>"A boy who excited loathing in every respectable mind" (Dickens 304), Trabb's Boy is a lively, trouble seeking, and brutally honest character in Charles Dickens's, Great Expectations. Even though he appears only a handful of times in the novel his character plays a significant role. As Pip's enemy, Trabb's Boy helps the reader see Pip's faults. Trabb's Boy's most important role is that of Pip's …

…the novel, in terms of pages, he played a major role in the outcome of the novel. His bold and amusing antics add comedy to the novel. They also give a more rounded and honest view of Pip. Without Trabb's Boy there would have been no Great Expectations, and that is a good thing because Great Expectations without Trabb's Boy wouldn't have been that great. Work Cited Dickens, Charles. Great Expectations. New York: Pocket Books, 2004.