How does Dickens depict Miss Havisham in Great Expectations?
To answer this question properly, it would be wise to spend some time preparing your answer before you start writing, thinking about: 1. In your essay, you need to: • say WHAT the novel tells us about Miss Havisham • explain, at text level, HOW Dickens created his impression of her, and WHY he created her character in the way he did • show that you can ‘respond critically’ to the effects of Dickens’ technique at word and sentence level • consider different possible interpretations, showing that you have begun to develop some of your own ideas. 2.
