“Great Expectations” vs Dickens’s Bio

Chapter 1 of “Great Expectations” had much to do with the author himself, some of the elements of Dickens’s childhood were present in the story he has made of a poor boy named Pip who lives with his aunt and uncle. The uncle tends to be the much more friendly one, his only friend. He is an apprentice of his uncle’s, and doesn’t really seem to want to be a blacksmith. The uncle who is sincerely the kindest person in Pip’s life cares very much for him, and lets Pip teach him letters and words. Both Pip’s and Dickens’s dads were imprisoned do to debt, but Pip’s father died on the prison ship with his mother dying later. Dickens seems to gently sneak in his own life experience in order to really make the story more fascinating. Dickens has definitely attempted to somewhat hide his tracks, trying to make the story seem a bit less personal by adding other parts which were not present in his life. Through the story he wanted to show something of what happened to him. Pip was in love with Estella but could not have her. Dickens got to have the loves of his life. There is a clear difference their. This story has been a very interesting one knowing that this is such a more personal story to Dickens and not purely based on his imagination but on his own experiences.