Immediately removed from his present sphere of life and from this place, and be brought up as a gentleman,—in a word, as a young fellow of great expectations.”
“You are part of my existence, part of myself.”
Month: June 2016
Similie deconation connotation
“Crush his head with this poker like the claw of a lobster”
Pips convict says that when he first saw Compeyson, his former comrade, he would crush his head. This suggests that he is a violent man. However, there are connotations in this quotation too. When you think of a lobster, you think of something without feelings. This makes you think that Magwitch can kill people without hesitation. The denotation indicates that Magwitch is violent, but the connotation shows you how his mind works.
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