as a task to begin us on this journey of a new project we were asked to read great expectations. to some people I could see the colour fade out of their cheeks as we were set a dreaded reading task, and for once I wasn't one of them. fortunately for me I have read great expectations a good 4 times but its always best to refresh the memories. however personally I can't see the horror in this book, I understand that it is dark and there is a lot of misfortune but essentially I see it as a adventure or a journey book. not written in the most exhilarating way and there isn't hidden treasure at the end, but as a journey of character. Pip's journey is one of becoming a gentleman and what that entailed back in the day of dickens, its a book of problem solving and love. Obvious to everyone from a film/ tv or make-up front the character to focus on would be miss Havisham but again i do not see her as the horrific scary woman that she becomes i actually see her as a beautiful woman who was in love and became decayed and fragile by what happened when love breaks down a woman.
So, I guess on that point it was a horrific introduction to horror as essentially although I like to make people look like their dying i am a die hard romantic over horror any day.
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