Connections

A similarity that I found between The Metamorphosis and Great Expectations is the fact that Pip has transformed, if not quite to the extent that Gregor did. He has become more and more a "gentleman", of the sort that he was not when he first came to London. Also, the fact that he was not altogether pleased to hear that Joe was coming indicates a change that he has gone through; previously, he and Joe had been extremely close.

A similarity between "The Judgement" and Great Expectations is the fact that Georg lives with his father, and Pip is now returning to where he used to live in order to be with Joe, who is as much of a father figure as anybody to Pip. Also, the amount of fear that Pip is filled with upon seeing the convicts is similar to the fear that Georg feels when his father stands up and condemns him.