The Impact of the Mechanism of Projection on Methods of Education in Great Expectations
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https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1102.10Keywords:
Charles Dickens, Great Expectations, the mechanism of projection, methods of educationAbstract
Miss Havisham and Magwitch, who lead tragic life but adopt different manners of the mechanism of projection-egoistic manner and altruistic manner, bring about large distinction between their methods of education and exert vital influences on Estella’s and Pip’s fates in Great Expectations written by Charles Dickens. This paper aims to analyze the impact of ego’s defence mechanism represented by the mechanism of projection on methods of education. Besides analyzing Miss Havisham’s and Magwitch’s life experiences for the purpose of discovering motives of their mechanisms of projection, this paper would also explore influences of their methods of education on Estella’s and Pip’s characters.
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