In the quote by Keith Richards, he stated, "It becomes almost an obsession to touch other people. To write a song that is remembered and taken to heart is a connection, a touching of bases. A thread that runs through all of us." I believe Dickens wrote Great Expectations because he wanted to reflect on his own life, and at the same time provide a piece that others could relate to. Many people have the feeling that Pip did in the novel. They want to do something great with their life, and not lead a common life. Most likely, this is how Dickens felt when he was young and went away from home in hopes of becoming a writer.
One of the literary techniques included in Dickens' writing that led me to this conclusion was characterization. He portrayed the young boy Pip as eager to do something extraordinary with his life. He showed how he increasingly became less content with being a blacksmith, and his ideas of education burgeoned. Another technique was the use of allusion. Dickens made a reference to Hercules when regarding Joe. I believe Joe represents Dickens' own father. His own father was in prison for much of Dickens' life, but he got out and never looked back. Lastly, setting led me to this this novel was a representation of Dickens' own life. Dickens grew up in England, which was where to story was set in.
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