Depression In Charles Dickens Great Expectations

A strong belief that something will happen or be the case the future called expectations. A definition the Charles Dickens expresses in his book named, Great Expectations. Great Expectations is a story of Pip, an English orphan boy adopted by his abusive sister and her husband, the village blacksmith. Pip’s uncle decides to introduce him to wealthy lady, Miss Havisham, and her adoptive daughter, Estella. Miss Havisham had a horrible situation, her fiance left her on her wedding day and never returned. She wears her wedding dress everyday, has the clocks kept on the time they were supposed to get married, and the wedding cake hasn’t been cut sitting in the kitchen. Estella is playmate for Pip, but one thing about Estella is that she was raised

Pip has gone through a lot of situations in his life such as his parents’ death, living with is his sister and her husband, etc. When people show signs of depression, they usually are sad about what happened in their lives. Scientists believe that the serve behavioral and emotional changes found in depression are caused by imbalances in or malfunctions of neurotransmitters called monoamines. Monoamines are found in large concentrations in the body’s limbic system, control emotions, sleep, appetite, and memory ( What is depression? 1). Pip being a liar,“It’s a terrible thing, Joe; it ain’t true.” (Dickens 53). Meaning that Pip is being called out for lying for always lying to his brother in law, Joe and his sister, Mrs. Joe. Pip having this disorder is possible because he lies around his family to make him not get in anymore trouble. Pip having this disorder is possible because he lying to family members to make sure he doesn’t get in trouble anymore. Lack of social support, like meaningful relationships with peers or family, is associated with symptoms of depression (What is depression 1). Describing how Joe and him being raised,“I supposed that Joe Gargery and I were both brought up by hand” (Dickens 5). Since Pip lives with his sister, she has to take care of him. Meaning that Mrs. Joe has to teach Pip to the right things. But Pip being a little boy, he’s going to make mistakes in his life that’s why he gets disciplined, which can

Charles Dickens was an orphan like Pip. Dickens may have the same disorders as Pip. “During the 1850s, Dickens suffered from devastating losses; his daughter and father.” (Charles Dickens 1). Dickens may have been in depression after his losses. Dickens also may have Erotomania. “He also separated from his wife. Dickens slandered Catherine [wife] publicly, and struck an up intimate relationship with a young actress (Charles Dickens 1). After the separation between Charles and Catherine, Dickens had a mistress he may have loved the actress but they didn’t last long enough to be in a true relationship. Dickens may also be suffering from borderline personality or narcissistic, where Dickens thinks he’s too full of himself. “They flock around me as if I were an idol,” bragged Dickens, a known show-off.” (Charles Dickens