The Unlimited Miscreant - Trabb's Boy <Tab/>"A boy who excited loathing in every respectable mind" (Dickens 304), Trabb's Boy is a lively, trouble seeking, and brutally honest character in Charles Dickens's, Great Expectations. Even though he appears only a handful of times in the novel his character plays a significant role. As Pip's enemy, Trabb's Boy helps the reader see Pip's faults. Trabb's Boy's most important role is that of Pip's …showed first 75 words of 584 total…

…showed last 75 words of 584 total…the novel, in terms of pages, he played a major role in the outcome of the novel. His bold and amusing antics add comedy to the novel. They also give a more rounded and honest view of Pip. Without Trabb's Boy there would have been no Great Expectations, and that is a good thing because Great Expectations without Trabb's Boy wouldn't have been that great. Work Cited Dickens, Charles. Great Expectations. New York: Pocket Books, 2004.