The Chain Motif in Dickens' "Great Expectations."
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Chris Collins
Mrs. Gibson
English 1 Honors
12 April 2004
"The Chain Motif"
<Tab/>In Chapter sixteen of Great Expectations Charles Dickens uses the chain motif. In Great Expectations Dickens uses many different motifs. Dickens uses the chain motif to help develop characters and to drive the plot.
<Tab/>First, Dickend states the Joe has been at the local bar smoking his pipe, again. "Joe has been at the Three …
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…conflicts. <Tab/>Dickens uses the chain motif to help develop characters and to drive the plot. He furthers the motifs written in past chapters, and builds up for new ones. The motif contributes to the chapter by creating the conflicts of who beat Pip's sister, and should Pip tell Joe about what he did for the convict. Dickens loved words and it is no mistake that these motifs are in place.
…conflicts. <Tab/>Dickens uses the chain motif to help develop characters and to drive the plot. He furthers the motifs written in past chapters, and builds up for new ones. The motif contributes to the chapter by creating the conflicts of who beat Pip's sister, and should Pip tell Joe about what he did for the convict. Dickens loved words and it is no mistake that these motifs are in place.
