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Essay / Tension in the Opening Chapter of Great Expectations of the novel. This persuades the reader to continue and find out what Pip would do, what kind of situations he would encounter, and what his reactions to the story would be. He does this in order to inform the audience about the everyday problems that arise in Victorian society and the conclusion the characters come to, such as becoming a gentleman and then changing completely, as Dickens says "snob". The first chapter takes place in a cemetery, this immediately hints at an air of anxiety as it is desolate and sinister, representing the entire story in just the first few paragraphs of the novel. The first chapter takes place in the middle of the “marsh country, by the river, less than…twenty miles from the sea.” Dickens creates a harsh environment throughout the first few paragraphs by using harsh vocabulary, such as “…the raw afternoon, towards evening.” This immediately puts the reader in the mood and prepares them for a great novel. However, this is not achieved throughout the chapter as it uses extremely simple language which is not enough to grab the reader's attention. The opening chapter wants us to read on; on the other hand, the basic vocabulary used throughout the chapter devalues the novel. Extensive use of vocabulary would have increased the tension of the story and made it even more spectacular. However, its basic vocabulary gives us enough information to know who looks like who. For example, “curly black hair” gives the image of a man with very dark, curly hair, a very ordinary man. Right in the middle of the paper......e, re-engaging the reader in the novel, wanting to continue and see if Pip will do what the convict demands, which ultimately happens because the next day, Pip brings food to the condemned. And so it can be seen that Charles Dickens's world-applauding novel, Great Expectations, clearly shows that spontaneously, the opening chapter is ready to close the reader's eyes to the chapter and keep it stuck. to the novel, taking them until the very end. The astonishing techniques he manages to bomb into just eight pages are charming and baffling. The use of basic, yet very successful, vocabulary creates a sympathy for Pip, which is very intriguing, not leaving, but forcing the reader to find out what will happen to whom. He manages to highlight the double meaning words in the first chapter in a very clever way, making him a unique writer..
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