Thursday, December 3, 2009

Great Expectations Quote Response

“When you say you love me, I know what you mean, as a form of words; but nothing more. You address nothing in my breast, you touch nothing there.”(Addressing Pip, from Estella.) This is Miss Havisham’s work of vengeance. This is the creature she made with her hate. Estella is not a human being anymore, rather an entity of Miss Havisham’s anger, with no heart and no emotions other than hate and malice. Estella truly lost her humanity when she lost the ability to love, rather becoming a demonic embodiment of another’s spite. The simple reason why Estella had no heart is because of Miss Havisham’s grudge. When one loses the ability to forgive, their evil can grow so strong as to taint others, creating an impenetrable blackness within their soul, pierceable by only one light, what they rejected in the first place: forgiveness.
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5 comments:

  1. GregDecember 4, 2009 at 8:26 AM

    This was a really good response. The quote you picked was really good and your word choice was also really good. At the end, I really liked how you said her soul was black and there was only one light, that part was epic.

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  2. Dabney's BlogDecember 4, 2009 at 8:48 AM

    I liked your response and vocabulary. I think that maybe you should of tried to realte it just a little bit more to the theme with more text evidence. Good job

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  3. AngelaDecember 4, 2009 at 8:58 AM

    I like your vocabulary that you used and i also like your responce. I agree with Amanda you might want to relate to the theme more! Great Job!

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  4. Liv RitchieJanuary 13, 2010 at 8:55 AM

    WOW SEAN!!! This was a fantastic response. Your wordchoice is brilliant, I wish I had the knowledge to use 'deep' words so frequently like that. Your point is very clear and your last sentence is awesome. I liked your use of a colon and the way you used 'taint' and 'impenetrable'. Awesome job Sean!

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  5. AllieJanuary 13, 2010 at 9:00 AM

    This is a really good response. I like your wide range in vocabulary. I also like how you used a colon, and how your point is clearly displayed. I think that the only thing that you can try next time is to relate to the theme more. Otherwise, nice job.

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