To start off the section, Pip is spending much time with Estella in London. We came to find out that Miss Havisham encourages Estella to break men’s’ hearts. It always seemed as though Miss Havisham wanted Estella and Pip to get married but now she wants Estella to break his heart. This seemed strange to me, but after I thought about it for awhile I came to conclusion that Miss Havisham thinks no men are good just because of what happened to her. I think it’s rude that she is trying to ruin Pip and Estella’s love because she didn’t have the best fairytale ending with her love life. Pip starts to feel unimportant to Estella and I think it is because she occasionally still treats him rudely and does not always take him seriously.
As we continued to read, Pip hears footsteps in his apartment in the middle of the night. I became curious as to who this would be. My guess was that it was a convict, and that turned out to be right. We found out that the convict was the one who turned Pip into a gentleman. It wasn’t Miss Havisham, and that means that he wasn’t meant to marry Estella. I did not think Miss Havisham was the one to turn him into a gentleman, but I had no idea that it was the convict. This was a shock to me. The convict came to him because he was on the run and if he was caught he could be killed, so Pip gave him some food and let him stay with him at his apartment. I thought that was quite generous of Pip.
Much of the story comes together in chapter 42 when the convict, whose name is Magwitch, tells Pip and Herbert a story about his life. He told them that he met a gentleman criminal named Compeyson. Herbert and Pip put the puzzle pieces together and realize that Compeyson was the man that left Miss Havisham on their wedding day. I never would have expected this either. Dickens does an excellent job creating twists and turns in the book that the reader would not expect.
Later, Pip decides that he should leave Estella forever. He travels to the Satis house to make one last visit to Miss Havisham and Estella. Pip told Estella he loved her, but that did not matter because Estella confessed that she is going to marry Drummie. Very upset about this, Pip walked the whole way back to London. On his way back, he received a note from Wemmick that told him not to go home. This made me curious and I wondered what was happening that Pip could not return home. At the end of this reading, we find out from Wemmick that Compeyson is out looking for Magwitch so Pip should stay away from home.
This ends our reading and leaves me in curiosity as to what will happen between Compeyson and Magwitch.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010
Great Expectations pages 176-235 11/22/10
In this section, we read pages 176 through 235. At the beginning of this reading, Pip travels home. He hopes that he will see Estella and apologize to Joe. I think Pip definitely owes Joe an apology because he has treated him quite rudely. He recognizes a few convicts on the plane, but they do not encounter each other. This surprised me. I thought something may have happened between the convicts and Pip, but they didn’t even recognize him. The next day, Pip ventures off to the Satis house. He sees Estella and notices that she has grown into a lovely young woman. Miss Havisham was bothering him and told him to keep on loving Estella. I didn’t think this was right because you shouldn’t be told by someone who you should love.
Orlick is fired the next day from his job with Miss Havisham. He was fired after Pip told Jaggers about his past. Pip then returns to London and isn’t in a good mood. Herbert confesses to Pip that he is in love but is too poor to marry her. I thought it was sad that he can’t marry the woman he is in love with because he is too poor.
In chapter 32, an event happened that sparked my curiosity. Estella sent Pip a note, and she ordered him to meet her at a train station in London. I was wondering why she would need to meet him so suddenly. She makes Pip feel joyful, and after that he thought they were destined to be married. I thought something more out of the ordinary was going to occur, but nothing too exciting happened.
Pip finds that his sister, Mrs. Joe, died. He became quite upset about her death. He returns home once again so he can attend her funeral. Pip tries to fix his relationships with Joe and Biddy. He tells Biddy that he will try to visit more often. I wonder if he will actually try to keep that promise and visit more often.
Towards the end of the reading, Pip has his twenty-first birthday. I did not know that Pip was that old. Pip is quite certain that Miss Havisham is the one that sent him to London and that she intends for Estella and Pip to get married. It seems likely, but I think someone else sent him to London. I think someone quite unexpected sent him to London. In chapter 37, Pip bought Herbert a partnership, but he didn’t tell him that he bought it for him. It is exactly like the situation Pip was in, and I thought that was interesting. That ends the reading for this week.
Orlick is fired the next day from his job with Miss Havisham. He was fired after Pip told Jaggers about his past. Pip then returns to London and isn’t in a good mood. Herbert confesses to Pip that he is in love but is too poor to marry her. I thought it was sad that he can’t marry the woman he is in love with because he is too poor.
In chapter 32, an event happened that sparked my curiosity. Estella sent Pip a note, and she ordered him to meet her at a train station in London. I was wondering why she would need to meet him so suddenly. She makes Pip feel joyful, and after that he thought they were destined to be married. I thought something more out of the ordinary was going to occur, but nothing too exciting happened.
Pip finds that his sister, Mrs. Joe, died. He became quite upset about her death. He returns home once again so he can attend her funeral. Pip tries to fix his relationships with Joe and Biddy. He tells Biddy that he will try to visit more often. I wonder if he will actually try to keep that promise and visit more often.
Towards the end of the reading, Pip has his twenty-first birthday. I did not know that Pip was that old. Pip is quite certain that Miss Havisham is the one that sent him to London and that she intends for Estella and Pip to get married. It seems likely, but I think someone else sent him to London. I think someone quite unexpected sent him to London. In chapter 37, Pip bought Herbert a partnership, but he didn’t tell him that he bought it for him. It is exactly like the situation Pip was in, and I thought that was interesting. That ends the reading for this week.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Great Ezpectations 11/15/10 page 113-176
In chapter 19, Pip decided that he is going to London. He visited Miss Havisham one last time, which I thought was nice of him. On the other hand, he was rude to the tailor and Pumblechook. He later regrets being so rude to the ones he loves, especially Joe. I would have regretted that attitude too because Joe has done an extreme amount for him and he has no right to act rudely towards him. Jaggers takes Pip to London. We meet a two new characters named Wemmick and Herbert. Pip and Herbert bonded immediately. I thought it was great that Pip already made a new friend while being in London for such a short time. They then realize Herbert is the pale gentleman that Pip fought at Miss Havisham’s house. I never would have thought that! They must put the fight in the past because they agree to live together so Herbert can help him be a gentleman.
Herbert tells the story of Miss Havisham. I liked this part because I had been curious since the beginning of this book to what had happened to Miss Havisham and why she wouldn’t let the past go. I had an idea that her fiancé never showed up to the wedding, and that is exactly what happened.
In chapter 23, Pip visits the Royal Exchange. He then goes to Matthew Pocket’s house so he can get tutored and to also have dinner. The other students that are getting tutored along with Pip seem somewhat strange to me. Pip continues getting tutored and he gets to know the fellow students more. He also continues to have dinner at the Wemmick’s and Jaggers’s. Pip noticed that Wemmick has a different personality at home; he seems happier there. I think many people would be happier at home rather than at work, though.
In chapter 27, Joe comes to London to visit Pip. Joe tried to tell Pip news from home, but Pip acts annoyed. He did that until Joe mentioned Estella, and at that point Pip decided to act more kind toward Joe because he told him about Estella. I still don’t understand why Pip would act so rude when Joe traveled to see him. In chapter 28, though, Pip travels home to try to apologize to Joe. He also hopes to see Estella. He encountered the convicts once again. I thought this was interesting and wondered if the convict would recognize him, but he didn’t.
Herbert tells the story of Miss Havisham. I liked this part because I had been curious since the beginning of this book to what had happened to Miss Havisham and why she wouldn’t let the past go. I had an idea that her fiancé never showed up to the wedding, and that is exactly what happened.
In chapter 23, Pip visits the Royal Exchange. He then goes to Matthew Pocket’s house so he can get tutored and to also have dinner. The other students that are getting tutored along with Pip seem somewhat strange to me. Pip continues getting tutored and he gets to know the fellow students more. He also continues to have dinner at the Wemmick’s and Jaggers’s. Pip noticed that Wemmick has a different personality at home; he seems happier there. I think many people would be happier at home rather than at work, though.
In chapter 27, Joe comes to London to visit Pip. Joe tried to tell Pip news from home, but Pip acts annoyed. He did that until Joe mentioned Estella, and at that point Pip decided to act more kind toward Joe because he told him about Estella. I still don’t understand why Pip would act so rude when Joe traveled to see him. In chapter 28, though, Pip travels home to try to apologize to Joe. He also hopes to see Estella. He encountered the convicts once again. I thought this was interesting and wondered if the convict would recognize him, but he didn’t.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Great Expectations page 55-113 11/8/10
Towards the beginning of this section, Pip identifies a stranger stirring his drink with the same file that one of the convicts used. I found this somewhat interesting and wondered if it will symbolize some event later in the book. Pip still continues to worry that people will find out about him helping the convicts.
In chapter 11, Pip ventures to Miss Havisham’s house once again. He played with Estella again while he was there. It seems as though Pip didn’t have a swell time again at Miss Havisham’s. Throughout this section, he continues to visit Miss Havisham. I think it is excellent that he is helping Miss Havisham out and may give him a better reputation. Pip begins to grow apart from his family. I can’t imagine myself without my family, so I don’t understand how he can grow apart from them and not be concerned about it.
Later, in chapter 13, Joe goes with Pip to the Satis house. Estella laughed at him and Pip because they seemed to stand out. I don’t like Estella because it seems as though she thinks she is better than Joe and Pip because they are “common”. Also in this chapter, Miss Havisham gives Pip a gift of twenty-five pounds. I thought this was very nice of her, and I wondered what Pip was going to use it for.
Pip starts working for Joe as his apprentice. He dislikes it, but he doesn’t tell Joe because he doesn’t want to hurt his feelings. Pip continues to read and learn. He also tries to teach Joe how to read. It seems weird that Pip is teaching his older brother how to read, rather than the other way around.
Later in this reading section, we meet another new character named Orlick. He works with Joe, and he is very cruel to Pip. I feel sorry for Pip because many different characters treat Pip badly, and now another person is added to make him feel worse.
A part of the book that was quite interesting to me was when Mrs. Joe was attacked. The convicts are suspected of attacking her. This made Pip feel guilty. I have a feeling that the convicts were the ones who attacked her.
In chapter 17, Pip tells Biddy about his love for Estella. This surprised me but yet it didn’t. It always seemed as though he liked her, but I don’t understand why he does since she treated him so poorly and criticized him.
At the end of this reading section, a lawyer named Jaggers explains to Pip that he will soon inherit a large fortune. The person giving him this fortune wanted to remain a secret. I have a feeling this person is Miss Havisham. Who do you think is giving him the fortune?
In chapter 11, Pip ventures to Miss Havisham’s house once again. He played with Estella again while he was there. It seems as though Pip didn’t have a swell time again at Miss Havisham’s. Throughout this section, he continues to visit Miss Havisham. I think it is excellent that he is helping Miss Havisham out and may give him a better reputation. Pip begins to grow apart from his family. I can’t imagine myself without my family, so I don’t understand how he can grow apart from them and not be concerned about it.
Later, in chapter 13, Joe goes with Pip to the Satis house. Estella laughed at him and Pip because they seemed to stand out. I don’t like Estella because it seems as though she thinks she is better than Joe and Pip because they are “common”. Also in this chapter, Miss Havisham gives Pip a gift of twenty-five pounds. I thought this was very nice of her, and I wondered what Pip was going to use it for.
Pip starts working for Joe as his apprentice. He dislikes it, but he doesn’t tell Joe because he doesn’t want to hurt his feelings. Pip continues to read and learn. He also tries to teach Joe how to read. It seems weird that Pip is teaching his older brother how to read, rather than the other way around.
Later in this reading section, we meet another new character named Orlick. He works with Joe, and he is very cruel to Pip. I feel sorry for Pip because many different characters treat Pip badly, and now another person is added to make him feel worse.
A part of the book that was quite interesting to me was when Mrs. Joe was attacked. The convicts are suspected of attacking her. This made Pip feel guilty. I have a feeling that the convicts were the ones who attacked her.
In chapter 17, Pip tells Biddy about his love for Estella. This surprised me but yet it didn’t. It always seemed as though he liked her, but I don’t understand why he does since she treated him so poorly and criticized him.
At the end of this reading section, a lawyer named Jaggers explains to Pip that he will soon inherit a large fortune. The person giving him this fortune wanted to remain a secret. I have a feeling this person is Miss Havisham. Who do you think is giving him the fortune?
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