There were several themes associated with the novel Great Expectations. One of the most fascinating themes dealt with "infatuation and how it compares to and relates to love" ("Infatuation"). Infatuation is basically an obsession, or extravagant affection towards a person (Webster, 667). There is really no definite reason behind their passion, therefore this feeling is often short in duration and indicative of faulty judgement (Webster, 667). The person doesn't know what these feelings mean, this is normally …showed first 75 words of 1055 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1055 total…old feelings seem so new. As both of the relationships analyzed above show, infatuation helps you realize that passion without reason is just a waste of time. So, why settle for all that glitters, when you can have gold? 5 BIBLIOGRAPHY Literature Gold. Prentice Hall. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1989. "Infatuation" Great Expectations - Themes. Pag. 01 <http://www.canisiushs.buffalo.ny.us/ge/themes/infatuation.html"> Webster's New World Dictionary. Simon & Schuster Inc. New York, New York, 1990.