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* Trivial note: if Miss Havisham has really been wearing the very same dress (not just copies thereof) for at least twenty years, how is it still in wearable condition and not just rotting rags?
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* Trivial note: if Miss Havisham has really been wearing the very same dress (not just copies thereof) for at least twenty years, how is it still in wearable condition and not just rotting rags?rags?
** Possibly, the TheseusShipParadox could apply.
** Possibly, the TheseusShipParadox could apply.
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* The ending makes a ton of sense in retrospect, and here is why: [[spoiler: having Estella marry some random doctor is an unsatisfactory cop-out. Pip and Estella ''have'' to end up together because Miss Havisham messed them both up so much that ''they're the only ones'' who can ''possibly'' understand each other. They deserve each other.]] Really.
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* The ending makes a ton of sense in retrospect, and here is why: [[spoiler: having Estella marry some random doctor is an unsatisfactory cop-out. Pip and Estella ''have'' to end up together because Miss Havisham messed them both up so much that ''they're the only ones'' who can ''possibly'' understand each other. They deserve each other.]] Really.Really.
* Trivial note: if Miss Havisham has really been wearing the very same dress (not just copies thereof) for at least twenty years, how is it still in wearable condition and not just rotting rags?
* Trivial note: if Miss Havisham has really been wearing the very same dress (not just copies thereof) for at least twenty years, how is it still in wearable condition and not just rotting rags?
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* This Troper will be honest: ''Literature/GreatExpectations''? Not the easiest book to read. However, the ending makes a ton of sense in retrospect, and here is why: [[spoiler: having Estella marry some random doctor is an unsatisfactory cop-out. Pip and Estella ''have'' to end up together because Miss Havisham messed them both up so much that ''they're the only ones'' who can ''possibly'' understand each other. They deserve each other.]] Really.
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* This Troper will be honest: ''Literature/GreatExpectations''? Not the easiest book to read. However, the The ending makes a ton of sense in retrospect, and here is why: [[spoiler: having Estella marry some random doctor is an unsatisfactory cop-out. Pip and Estella ''have'' to end up together because Miss Havisham messed them both up so much that ''they're the only ones'' who can ''possibly'' understand each other. They deserve each other.]] Really.
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* This Troper will be honest: ''Literature/GreatExpectations''? Not the easiest book to read. However, ending makes a ton of sense in retrospect, and here is why: [[spoiler: having Estella marry some random doctor is an unsatisfactory cop-out. Pip and Estella ''have'' to end up together because Miss Havisham messed them both up so much that ''they're the only ones'' who can ''possibly'' understand each other. They deserve each other.]] Really.
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* This Troper will be honest: ''Literature/GreatExpectations''? Not the easiest book to read. However, the ending makes a ton of sense in retrospect, and here is why: [[spoiler: having Estella marry some random doctor is an unsatisfactory cop-out. Pip and Estella ''have'' to end up together because Miss Havisham messed them both up so much that ''they're the only ones'' who can ''possibly'' understand each other. They deserve each other.]] Really.
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Ziggy-Zag's comment on Lean's missing plot thread makes no sense; and I edited the second point to make it seem less whiney and biased against Dickens.
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* In Creator/DavidLean's 1946 adaptation of ''Film/GreatExpectations'', one lone thread in the intricate web of character {{Backstory}} is left out: Compeyson's status as the man who jilted Miss Havisham isn't mentioned. Except...Lean probably removed it because doing so eliminated a plot hole. Specifically, Compeyson can't be of the right age to match the description of a ''young'' man which Magwitch inadvertently gave to young Pip if he's old enough to have been a peer of Miss Havisham. Lean put more thought into the matter than Dickens did! -ZiggyZag
* This Troper will be honest: ''Literature/GreatExpectations''? Not her favorite book in the world. However, she does approve of the ending, and it wasn't until recently that she figured out why: [[spoiler: having Estella marry some random doctor is an unsatisfactory cop-out, no matter what Dickens thought. Pip and Estella ''have'' to end up together because Miss Havisham messed them both up so much that ''they're the only ones'' who can ''possibly'' understand each other. They deserve each other.]] Really.
* This Troper will be honest: ''Literature/GreatExpectations''? Not her favorite book in the world. However, she does approve of the ending, and it wasn't until recently that she figured out why: [[spoiler: having Estella marry some random doctor is an unsatisfactory cop-out, no matter what Dickens thought. Pip and Estella ''have'' to end up together because Miss Havisham messed them both up so much that ''they're the only ones'' who can ''possibly'' understand each other. They deserve each other.]] Really.
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* In DavidLean's 1946 adaptation of ''Film/GreatExpectations'', one lone thread in the intricate web of character {{Backstory}} is left out: Compeyson's status as the man who jilted Miss Havisham isn't mentioned. Except...Lean probably removed it because doing so eliminated a plot hole. Specifically, Compeyson can't be of the right age to match the description of a ''young'' man which Magwitch inadvertently gave to young Pip if he's old enough to have been a peer of Miss Havisham. Lean put more thought into the matter than Dickens did! -ZiggyZag
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* In DavidLean's Creator/DavidLean's 1946 adaptation of ''Film/GreatExpectations'', one lone thread in the intricate web of character {{Backstory}} is left out: Compeyson's status as the man who jilted Miss Havisham isn't mentioned. Except...Lean probably removed it because doing so eliminated a plot hole. Specifically, Compeyson can't be of the right age to match the description of a ''young'' man which Magwitch inadvertently gave to young Pip if he's old enough to have been a peer of Miss Havisham. Lean put more thought into the matter than Dickens did! -ZiggyZag
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* In DavidLean's 1946 adaptation of ''GreatExpectations'', one lone thread in the intricate web of character {{Backstory}} is left out: Compeyson's status as the man who jilted Miss Havisham isn't mentioned. Except...Lean probably removed it because doing so eliminated a plot hole. Specifically, Compeyson can't be of the right age to match the description of a ''young'' man which Magwitch inadvertently gave to young Pip if he's old enough to have been a peer of Miss Havisham. Lean put more thought into the matter than Dickens did! -ZiggyZag
* This Troper will be honest: ''GreatExpectations''? Not her favorite book in the world. However, she does approve of the ending, and it wasn't until recently that she figured out why: [[spoiler: having Estella marry some random doctor is an unsatisfactory cop-out, no matter what Dickens thought. Pip and Estella ''have'' to end up together because Miss Havisham messed them both up so much that ''they're the only ones'' who can ''possibly'' understand each other. They deserve each other.]] Really.
* This Troper will be honest: ''GreatExpectations''? Not her favorite book in the world. However, she does approve of the ending, and it wasn't until recently that she figured out why: [[spoiler: having Estella marry some random doctor is an unsatisfactory cop-out, no matter what Dickens thought. Pip and Estella ''have'' to end up together because Miss Havisham messed them both up so much that ''they're the only ones'' who can ''possibly'' understand each other. They deserve each other.]] Really.
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* In DavidLean's 1946 adaptation of ''GreatExpectations'', ''Film/GreatExpectations'', one lone thread in the intricate web of character {{Backstory}} is left out: Compeyson's status as the man who jilted Miss Havisham isn't mentioned. Except...Lean probably removed it because doing so eliminated a plot hole. Specifically, Compeyson can't be of the right age to match the description of a ''young'' man which Magwitch inadvertently gave to young Pip if he's old enough to have been a peer of Miss Havisham. Lean put more thought into the matter than Dickens did! -ZiggyZag
* This Troper will be honest:''GreatExpectations''? ''Literature/GreatExpectations''? Not her favorite book in the world. However, she does approve of the ending, and it wasn't until recently that she figured out why: [[spoiler: having Estella marry some random doctor is an unsatisfactory cop-out, no matter what Dickens thought. Pip and Estella ''have'' to end up together because Miss Havisham messed them both up so much that ''they're the only ones'' who can ''possibly'' understand each other. They deserve each other.]] Really.
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* In DavidLean's 1947 adaptation of ''GreatExpectations'', one lone thread in the intricate web of character {{Backstory}} is left out: Compeyson's status as the man who jilted Miss Havisham isn't mentioned. Except...Lean probably removed it because doing so eliminated a plot hole. Specifically, Compeyson can't be of the right age to match the description of a ''young'' man which Magwitch inadvertently gave to young Pip if he's old enough to have been a peer of Miss Havisham. Lean put more thought into the matter than Dickens did! -ZiggyZag
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* In DavidLean's 1947 1946 adaptation of ''GreatExpectations'', one lone thread in the intricate web of character {{Backstory}} is left out: Compeyson's status as the man who jilted Miss Havisham isn't mentioned. Except...Lean probably removed it because doing so eliminated a plot hole. Specifically, Compeyson can't be of the right age to match the description of a ''young'' man which Magwitch inadvertently gave to young Pip if he's old enough to have been a peer of Miss Havisham. Lean put more thought into the matter than Dickens did! -ZiggyZag
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* This Troper will be honest: ''GreatExpectations''? Not her favorite book in the world. However, she does approve of the ending, and it wasn't until recently that she figured out why: [[spoiler: having Estella marry some random doctor is an unsatisfactory cop-out, no matter what Dickens thought. Pip and Estella ''have'' to end up together because Miss Havisham messed them both up so much that ''they're the only ones'' who can ''possibly'' understand each other. They deserve each other.]] Really.
