Like so many of Dickens' works, Great Expectations sweeps up the reader and carries them through a strikingly emotional tale. It is the tale of Pip who slaves away in the forge but still daringly envisions one day having the life of a gentleman. To tell Pip's story, Dickens begins with his hard rural upbringing and ends in the crowded streets of 19th-century London with adventures of trust and betrayal, risk and reward, and love and loss. Some of Dickens' most compelling characters are found in