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A work I found similar to Great Expectations, was none other than Harry Potter. I thought it could tie in for a couple different reasons. You see, just like Pip, Harry has a mean relative (three actually).  Like Mrs. Joe Gargery, Harry's aunt, uncle, and cousin Dudley, are strict and mean. Pip and Harry are also similar because they are both orphans, and live with other relatives. The settings of the two books also take place in the same general area. England. The plots are also somewhat the same. You see, both of the kids grew up with crummy lives, Pip being ashamed of home, and Harry being abused. But one day, they both get their golden ticket....Pip receives his great expectations and Harry is told he is a wizard. Both of them have a life changing day (and to add even more similarity, both are told by an unknown person, who later becomes a strong character in their lives, about their good tidings. For Pip it is Jaggers, and for Harry it is Hagrid). And some time along the way, they both go to a special place, London for Pip and Hogwarts for Harry, a life changing experience for the both of them. I think I could stop the blog here if I wanted to.
     While Pip and Harry are at their special places, they both meet friends and foes along the way. Harry meets his two best friends Ron and Hermoine, and also encounters the nefarious Draco Malfoy and that one freak named Snape. Pip meets Herbert, whom he already had known as "the pale young gentleman," and Biddy too. Pip meets a couple of different enemies, such as Trabb's boy and Estella, to name a few, however, none are as extreme as those in J.K. Rowling's work. I think Harry also sees more dangers, trouble, and a fair bit more of action than Pip, but it doesn't mean Great Expectations has no suspense at all. Pip sees convicts fight, scary old ladies, and comes across mystery at every turn. I did think both of the books did show some good mystery. Harry handles situations better, he is brave and outgoing, while Pip is shy, timid, and sensitive, even in his older years. In Harry Potter, you are always left wondering when Snape is going to become the teacher of dark magic, if he is, why is he even in the book, or if Harry ever will face Voldemort and how a battle between them would turn out, and of course, why would J.K. Rowling ever kill Hedwig, Dumbledore, and Dobby. Suspense doesn't mean a thing if the only way you can put it into writing is to kill the most beloved characters of a book.
     I hope now that you have read these examples, you now see why I chose Harry Potter for this subject.