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OUTLINE THESIS STATEMENT: Charles Dickens drew on personal experiences in Great Expectations. I. Childhood A. Both unloved by mothers 1. Dickens’ mother died 2. Pip’s mother died B. Working Young 1. Dickens’ started working at fifteen years o ....

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... life. Some of the novels were influenced by the author’s life. Often in cases like these, one author may write many novels with a similar theme, plot, setting, or characters. This is extremely true in Great Expectations. The main character in the novel, Pip, portrays a life that is similar to the life of Charles Dickens, his creator. It is evident that Charles Dickens drew on personal experiences in Great Expectations. Pip and Dickens have numerous similarities beginning in their childhood and ending in their adulthood. Both appear to be unloved by their mothers. Both of their mothers died when they were young. Their fathers did n ...