Several Short Essays on Great Expectations

Bringing Up the Pips <Tab/>The first Pip's upbringing is very cruel and abusive. His parents died before he could remember, and is "brought up by hand" (Dickens 9), by his uncaring sister, Mrs. Joe. She beats him regularly with the Tickler, "a wax-ended piece of cane, worn smooth by collision with my tickled frame" (10). She also makes him feel worthless and blames him for her unhappiness. If Joe weren't in his …

…lack of funding for education. After Pip goes to London Mathew Pocket tutors him. Pocket is a more competent teacher, but still fails to teach Pip useful knowledge. Pocket teaches Pip about classical languages and other things that Pip cannot apply to his daily life. This shows the educational system's failure to recognize which subjects are important for success. Works Cited Dickens, Charles. Great Expectations. New York: Pocket Books, 2004. "Pride." Webster's New World Dictionary. 1996 ed.