Secondary Lessons

Great Expectations - Charles Dickens - Stage 1 - Chapters 1-10 - Powering Through Prose Series

Join us as we guide you through one of Charles Dickens’ most cherished classics, Great Expectations. Young Pip Pirrip’s story begins when he gets caught up in a drama involving two escaped convicts on the Kentish marshes. This is when Pip learns about the heavy burden of secrets and lies. This burden is worsened when Pip meets Estella, who makes him feel ashamed of his humble roots. But the real shock comes when a shady character reveals that he knows some of Pip’s secrets. Will Pip’s dealings with the convicts haunt him forever?

Check out our summary of Chapters 1-10 in Stage 1 of Great Expectations to find out what happens.