Many novels are based on the author’s life. Some of the novel’s were influenced by the author’s life. Often in cases like these, one author may write many novels with a similar theme, plot, setting, or characters. This is true in Great Expectations. Charles Dickens drew on his personal experiences in Great Expectations. The main character in the novel, Pip, portrays a life that is very similar the life of Charles Dickens, his creator. From reading Great Expectations and information about Dickens’ life, I learned that Pip and Dickens h ....