A Book SImilar to Great Expectations

In Robert Stevenson's Treasure Island there are similar themes to Great Expectations. Both novels have a convict or pirate motif. The criminals from GE aren't really pirates but that is the image I get from them simply because they went to jail in the Hulks, and the way they are physically described. Pistols and leg irons, eye patches and the like. Having the pirate/convict theme in both of the novels sets a similar atmosphere or mood to the book. Another thing that makes them seem similar is the time period. Both are very old fashioned because the writes lived around the same time as eachother. The way of speaking is specific to that special era.

Also, the main characters are similar. Jim Hawkins from TI and Pip from GE are both young lads as they set out to see the world. Jim and Pip both have a sense of conscious. They can destinguish right from wrong. Whether they chose to act on these morals is a different story. In both tales you get to know the character as he grows up. Jim on his unexpected adventure, and Pip following his great expectations. They seem to act similarly most of the time, but have their moments of differences also. For example, Jim is never really ashamed of his humble upbringing as he goes into the company of higher class people.

To conclude, these novels are similar because both share the theme of convicts and pirates and the main characters are quite alike also.

Alena