【正文】 Age.Itisthestoryofaboy39。sgrowinguptoldbythecentercharacterhimself,thechangeofPip39。sinnerworldisalsothe39。scharacterandvalueasthestoryline,supplementedbyothercharacters39。transition,thenoveltrystotellus:happinessisnotcloselyrelatedwithmoneyandsocialstatus,whatmatteralotinone ’slifeareconscienceandtruelove. ’ sCharacterDevelopment Throughoutthenovel,Pip39。scharacterundergoesacontrastingchangehenhemeetsEstellaheyearnstobeerichtogainheracceptance,butatlasthefindsoutthatpowerandwealthcouldnotbringhappiness. la Atthebeginningofthestory,alonely,terrifiedandfrightenedlittleboyliesbeforeus.Oh ！ Don39。tcutmythroat ， sir ！”rightened,hestillshowshisfriendlinessandsympathytotheconvict.Tohim,askingJoeorpoliceforhelpismucheasythangettingwhatthevxtdawn,hefinallykeepshispromisetotheconvictandevenworriesaboetheirChristmaslunch,Pipisafraidofhissecretbeingsoonbroughttolightasreceivingascoldingfromhissister.“ Anyhow,39。sRomannosesoaggravatedme,duringtherecitalofmymisdemeanours,thatIshouldhavelikedtopullituntilhehowled. ”Hefeelsguiltyforhisconcealmenttohisguardianandfearsthatallthat“ aConstableinthekitchen,waitingtotakemeup” .Inthisstage,tobeablacksmithasJoeisPip“ greatexpectation” . TheemergenceofMissHavishamandEstellashakesPip ’“ beautifulyoungladyatMissHavisham’ swhowasdreadfullyproud”andthefloriddecorationandgloomyatmosphereoftheSatisHouseallmentheyplaycards,Estellamockshimbycallinghimthe “ Knaves ” ,“ Jacks” ,ingpointforPipofhislife,oneimportantlinemarkedthebeginningofPip ’ sdesiretotakefirststepstochange.“ ThefelicitousideaoccurredtomeamorningortwolaterwhenIwoke,thatthebeststepIcouldtaketowardsmakingmyselfunmonwastogetoutofBiddyeverythingsheknew.” Thedesireofimprovinghissocialstatusbeesincreasinglystrong.TheresultofthisisthatheisnolongerinnocentanddepartsfromkindlsPipthathewillinheritabiganonymousfortune,Pip ’hbeforeJoeandBiddy. “ Iamafraid — soreafraid —thatthispurposeoriginatedinmysenseofthecontrasttherewouldbebetweenmeandJoe,yselfthattherewasnothingofthistaintinthearrangement” . ,heisarrogant,althoughPipbeesanupperclass,rPipisvisitedbyMagwitchathis23rdyear,whileironically,hefindsoutthatMagwitchishisbenefactornotMissHavisham,whichmeanstherhathisaspirationtosocialdistinctionisfundedbyalowclasscriminal,ttheconvictandharbourhimwhilehehidesfromCompeysonandthepolic,tostopusingtheconvict39。tionsshowPip ’sgreatdecencytokindnessinhischaracterWhenPipplanstosmuggleMagwitchaway,tradictionsisaconfidentadultnowguidingMagwitchthewaytohisfre,whathappensinPipleadstothechangeofthegoalhehasbeen“ greatexpectation” ,oinreallifeComingthroughtheordinaryofchildhood,goingpastthefantasyofboyhood,PipFinallyunderstandtheworldbetterandfindth,.conclusionThroughoutCharles ’worldfamousworkGreatExpectations,wecanlearnplentyofmeaningfectations — moral,social,andeducational。thesemotivatePip ’,Pipdesiresmoralselfieart,Piplong,heissoashamedwithhisbackgroundthatheisthirstforknowledgetokeephimselfinthes,Pipiseagerforeducationalimprovement,whichisdeeplyconnectedtohissocialambitionandlongingtomarryEstella:afulleducationisarequirementofbeingagentleman. Afterallthefailuresoftheirexpectations,thenovelestoitssigwind,therealgentlemanisjustbesidehim,Joe,thegreatexpectationPiphasgainedisnotsocialpositionormoney,butoneshouldbehavehimself,dowhatheshoulddo. Workscited[1]CharlesDickens,GreatExpectations,WordsworthEditions,2021[2]查爾斯狄更斯王科一譯遠(yuǎn)大前程上海譯文出版社 ,1980