Hands as Motif

From Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Hands recur as markers of class (Pip's coarse hands), guilt (Jaggers's washing), and labor (Joe's blacksmith hands) — the body as moral text.
Chapter 8

Estella mocks Pip's coarse hands.

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Chapter 48

Molly's hands as the clue linking her to Estella and to past violence.

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Chapter 20

Jaggers's scented hand-washing ritual.

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