Lysande utsikter är historien om den föräldralöse Pip som i självbiografisk stil berättar minnen från barndomen till vuxenlivet, några år efter det att historiens stora konflikter är lösta.Historien har lånat drag från författarens eget liv, liksom från flera av hans andra romaner, då han hämtat inspiration från sitt liv och möten med andra människor.Great Expectations is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel; a bildungsroman that depicts the personal growth and personal development of an orphan nicknamed Pip.It is Dickens's second novel, after David Copperfield, to be fully narrated in the first person.—and has a colourful cast of characters who have entered popular culture.The convict scares Pip into stealing food and a file.Early on Christmas morning Pip returns with the file, a pie and brandy.I was so looking forward to Mike Newell's version which seemed to have the perfect casting. Granted that it is very difficult to tell this story in a couple of hours of screen time, but that is no excuse for making a film which rushes through the events in the book without providing sufficient depth of the characters and motivation for their actions for the audience to feel empathy with them.

Pip now lives with his abusive elder sister and her kind husband Joe Gargery, a blacksmith.Apparently, one woman paid

Pip now lives with his abusive elder sister and her kind husband Joe Gargery, a blacksmith.

Apparently, one woman paid $1,000 for a six month membership and met no one, while the other woman paid $3,790 for the (no, seriously) "Marriage Program." Ah, no wonder the expectations were set a bit high.

State law apparently says dating services can't charge more than $25/month.

The service, which started out nearly thirty years ago as one of those video dating services, has moved into the online world in a big way, and apparently thought that let it off the hook of the NY State "Dating Services Law." A judge thought otherwise and is forcing the company to refund the fees of two women, which could open up many, many more lawsuits.

The company plans to appeal, but the really odd part of the story is just how much the service cost.

Pip now lives with his abusive elder sister and her kind husband Joe Gargery, a blacksmith.Apparently, one woman paid $1,000 for a six month membership and met no one, while the other woman paid $3,790 for the (no, seriously) "Marriage Program." Ah, no wonder the expectations were set a bit high.State law apparently says dating services can't charge more than $25/month.The service, which started out nearly thirty years ago as one of those video dating services, has moved into the online world in a big way, and apparently thought that let it off the hook of the NY State "Dating Services Law." A judge thought otherwise and is forcing the company to refund the fees of two women, which could open up many, many more lawsuits.The company plans to appeal, but the really odd part of the story is just how much the service cost.