While continuing to read GREAT EXPECTATIONS, I repeatedly find myself stunned by Dickens' descriptive language and his word play. In chapter 22, the description of the Pocket children as "tumbling up" and the various ways in which Dickens uses that phrase is quite charming. I have known families who children seem to "tumble up" rather than being "brought up," but I never thought to describe it in such a way. I also enjoy the descriptions in chapter 23 of Mr. Pocket's attempts to lift himself up by the hair.
Are there descriptive phrases and instances of word play that have caught your attention while reading the book?
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I realize that I am posting this a little late, but I laughed out loud throughout the book when he continued to describe Mr. Wemmick's mouth as the "post office." Hilarious!
ReplyDeleteTrue to both. I thought 'tumbling up' was a great way to describe the Pocket children. I also loved the description on Mrs Pocket and her 'faint recognition of her children' or something like that. I think we all known that kind of an air headed mother. And poor Jane who had to take charge of the baby.
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