GE Blog 3: Realizations

In these last couple chapters of book II, Pip and Estella discover a few things about themselves. Pip finally finds out that his benefactor is the convict instead of Miss Havisham, which destroys his hopes of being meant for Estella. He also realizes that he is just Estella's escort as she meets her various suitors. On top of this, he realizes he abandoned everything he loved in his old life for a false hope that is even further now than ever. At the very end of book II it says that Pip wakes up to find that a storm is brewing, which we can assume is a metaphor for a tough road ahead for Pip and the convict considering Dickens' tendencies to make setting and detail an important factor in the story. Pip shows another sign of being a kind person by once again helping the convict elude the law. I believe Pip will try to mend his relationships of the past and also build a strong bond with the convict.

Estella realizes that she was "created" to be evil by Miss Havisham. During her discussion with Miss Havisham she is asked why she is being "tired" with her. Estella responds by saying that she was taught to be evil to people, so how can Miss Havisham expect to be treated well when she taught Estella to be the opposite. Estella, realizing that she was all along Miss Havisham's puppet, will now attempt to forget her past and live her life in her own way, which doesn't mean that she will be a better person, but she will be cold and heartless because that's all she knows. She will get together with Drummle because she discovered that she cannot have strong emotions for someone, and she doesn't want Pip to feel any worse about himself.

Blog 2 response 1

In part I, Pip begins to create expectations of himself that keep growing and growing the more he visits Miss Havisham's house. Pip tries to fit into the wealthy crowd, but Estella continuously shuts him down. She insults his speech, education, and clothing; causing Pip to cry. Miss Havisham may be pulling the strings in this situation to in a way get back at men for what her fiance had done to her. However, Pip continues to make his expectations bigger, so the end result can be a future filled with wealth and everything that comes with it. Pip seems to be a kind person in the beginning of the book: helping the convict and his love for people who love him (Joe), but Miss Havisham and Estella change him into the complete opposite of what he used to be. Pip now believes that people of the higher class have the right to treat lower people like garbage and he wants to be able to do that.

Blog 1...finally

Pip
“…I felt fearfully sensible of the great convenience that the Hulks were handy for me. I was clearly on my way there. I had begun by asking questions, and I was going to rob Mrs. Joe.”



In this section of the book i believe Mrs. Joe had told him that people that ask questions would lead to stealing and would eventually end up in prison. Pip is scared because he asks many questions and he is about to steal food and a file for the convict. He is creating expectations of himself that seem very slim at this part of the book. He learns the concepts of poverty, ignorance, and immorality and quickly decides that he doesnt want to associate with any of these things. Pip is still young at this part of the book and it will be interesting to see how he evolves into the narrator who is talking about himself jokingly throughout the first few chapters of the book.

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