Message of Great Expectations

My feelings on the message of the book are pretty simple. They relate to the key word of the title. Expectations.

Throughout your life, you always have desires. You want this, or you want that. Often, its really superficial what you want. As children, you also often have great senses of self-entitlement. You think you deserve this, or you deserve that. Maybe you think your parents ought to buy you this, or you deserve to go hang out with your friends. No matter how big or small, you expect things to turn your way. However, often what you want isn't whats really best for you. You can spend a long time pursuing something only to discover its not what you wanted, or that you've actually destroyed your life in the process. The book is about the comparison between what you expect, and what you actually recieve. What the book is saying about that idea is that you need to watch out, because many times what you want is not the best thing for you. You need to ponder and consider what you're life choices will do to you.

Anyways, that's it fairly simple.

-Aaron