Great Expectations

Author: Charles Dickens
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: Great Expectations is one of Dickens' most mature works and was written during his later years. After experiencing a rich and varied life, Dickens gained profound insights into people, the surrounding environment, and his own life experiences, and all his mature thoughts and understanding are compiled in Great Expectations. The original title of this work is Great Expectations, which means an inheritance. China translates it as "" (Great Expectations). This translation gives readers the impression that the protagonist of the work has a great future. In fact, this "great future" is ironic, and it should be said that the theme of this work is not merely about the orphan Pip's disillusioned dream of becoming an upper-class person. If understood in this way, one would miss the significance of Dickens' creation of this work.