ipl-logo

Miss Havisham In Great Expectations

446 Words2 Pages
Does revenge always get you what you want? In the book, Great expectations Miss Havisham is being vengeful towards men and teaches her daughter to despise men too. When Miss Havisham taught her daughter to hate men, she hurt Pip. She does this because her previous marriage took a turn for the worst, and she has forever since wanted revenge. First, we know miss Havisham holds a grudge against the male sex because she teaches her daughter to despise them too. Many know this about her, even Herbert said, “I dont say no to that, but I meant Estella. That girl’s hard and haughty and capriciousto the last degree, and has been brought up by Miss Havisham to wreak revenge on all the male sex”(p.g.187) Miss Havisham raised her daughter

More about Miss Havisham In Great Expectations

Open Document