On a deserted island, the last white man, Mr. Watts, establishes a school and shares the classic tale of "Great Expectations" with the children, including teenage narrator Matilda, who finds solace in the story amidst her own turbulent life. However, their tranquility is short-lived, as the approaching Redskins, an army tasked with crushing the local rebels, begin to close in.
Mr. Pip
A young girl in a war-torn Papua New Guinean village is captivated by Charles Dickens' Great Expectations, which is being read aloud by the village's sole white resident.
