Symbolism

Mrs. Kunkle Symbolism in //Great Expecations//

//DEFINITION: **Symbols** are objects, characters, figures, or colors used to represent abstract ideas or concepts.

Satis House: Pip's perception of the wealthier social class and the image of a prison for Estella and Miss Havisham's mentality

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Wedding Dress and Wedding Cake: Death and degeneration; Faded Innocence and Loss

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Stopped clocks: the attempt to freeze time

Brewery: connection between commerce and wealth

The Mists on the Marshes: symbolizes danger and uncertainty OR reveals truth Ex. Danger - Orlick, meeting Magwitch Truth - Promising Biddy he will return more often to visit

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Bentley Drummle: social distinction and its inability to define a person

Clothes: Changes in attitude due to money

Lightness/Darkness: Joe's Forge: When Pip is in the marshes, his forge serves as a beacon of light and **guidance**. Estella's Candle: Estella leads Pip around Satis House with a candle; he follows her throughout his life. She is a guide to his decisions in life. (Estella's name means "star.")

Locks and Keys: Prisons - under lock and key Estella - a prison gatekeeper; Estella carried the keys to the Satis House. She also kept the "keys to her heart."

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Statues - kissing Estella feels like kissing a statue; cold, rigid. What class of people get statues made of them? The wealthy and "important."

Weather Storms: major changes Mists: uncertainty, danger; the exposure of truth

Shadows: truths that are hidden and the complex nature of humans Miss Havisham, Estella "I saw no shadow of ever parting with her..." Estella still remains shadowy to the reader, but what about naive Pip?

Joe: good and caring in the world of deceit and hate//