The Other Side of Me

Standing in a meadow, the sun, just about to peak over the earth, and the clouds floating down low, low to the ground. Trees, slouching over the wet grass. I look behind me. There's a black, tall, wet lamp post, made me had a feeling, a feeling of a boundary from imagination and reality. I turn my head, and I see a silhoutte of a person, scrunched over looking at me in a strange way. He starts limping over to me. All I could do is run. I'm running faster, and faster, and faster trying to get away from this revolting creature. Leaning over and trying to catch my breath, I finally lost him. When energy was flowing through my body, I turn around and there, standing right in my face, looking into my eyes, was a slimy, green, full of acne, with his teeth rotton and yellow. Looking at him, was like looking at a witch. Trying to escape was a failure because everywhere I look --even if my eyes are closed --he is always there. This creature is almost a part of me, an evil part.

The Other Side of Life

In the novel, Great Expectations, Pip's has finally reached his destination, London. While he is in London, he meets new acquaintances and friends. Mr. Jaggers -- a man who is very strict and has a load of power -- introduces Pip to Wemmick. Wemmick is a man who works for Mr. Jaggers. Wemmick takes his work very strictly, seriously and never wants to be interrupted. His personality here symbolizes the love of work. Pip was invited to eat dinner at Wemmick's house. As soon as Wemmeck steps into his house, his true personality comes out and Pip was surprised that Wemmick's personality changed and never expected that change. The change went from strict to joyfull and loose. He is so happy at his house, that Wemmick calls it his castle and Wemmick's house is a way for him to be himself. It is healthy escapism. Wemmick seems to have two different personalities. At work he is a strict serious man, and at his house his personality is happy and joyful. I think his personality changes at his house, because he is afraid to expose his true personality at work. It is the other side of life for Wemmick.

A Relationship with Hope

In the novel, Great Expectations, Pip lives a life with his sister and his sister's husband Joe. Pip hates living with Mrs. Joe because Mrs. JOe treats him like a slave. Pip is always being brought up by hand or in other words, always slapped and bossed around. Pip also strongly dislikes living with his sister and the dog, Tickler. But Mr. Joe is Pip's best friend. They hang out together and Joe is the only person in the household that is actually nice to him, and Joe thinks that Tickler is not a necessity in their house. Joe is Pip's hope. Pip can rely on Joe and come to Joe when he is in a time of need.