At the start of our last section, Pip, Herbert, and Startop start heading down the river and pick up Magwitch along the way. They stop at an inn on the way down the river and notice two men looking at their boat, but it was too dark too see who they were. I think one man is Compeyson, but I’m not sure who the other one is. Early the next morning, Pip and Magwitch make their way down the river but get stopped by a policeman to arrest Magwitch, but he dives into the water to attack Compeyson. Magwitch came back up from the water, but Compeyson drowned. I don’t think Magwitch intentionally drowned him, but I think he may get arrested for it. Magwitch gets sentenced to death, but Pip continues to visit him and tries to free him. On the day of Magwitch’s death, Pip told him that his daughter and wife – Estella and Molly – are still alive, and he dies in peace. Pip prays for his lost benefactor. It is bad that Pip is still thinking about Magwitch being a benefactor to him and the fact that he won’t be receiving any money now.
A little while later, Pip becomes quite sick and is arrested for all of his debts. I think this is good because maybe he will live and learn from his financial mistakes. Joe comes to help Pip when he is sick. I thought that was tremendously nice of Joe after the way Pip has treated him for so long. As Pip recovers, Joe tells him some news from back home. One of the things he tells him is that Miss Havisham. This seemed to surprise me that she died. Orlick is in jail. That didn’t seem to surprise me as much and it served him right to be in jail. One more thing that Pip found out about was that Biddy has been teaching Joe how to read and write. I thought that was a great thing for Joe!
Joe stayed in London for awhile, but did not like it there. One morning after Pip woke up he realized that Joe had left. Before Joe left, though, he paid all of Pip’s debts. This was an exceptionally nice gesture that Joe made. Pip goes back home to thank him and decides to marry Biddy when he gets there. This seemed interesting and made me want to read more to see what would happen.
When Pip gets home, he realizes that Joe and Biddy had gotten married. I actually had thoughts about that and wondered if they were going to get married. He actually is happy for them. He also decides to take the job with Herbert.
Pip goes back to England eleven years later. He has learned that hard work is important.
The ending definitely had a cool twist to it that I enjoyed a lot. After his plans to marry Estella were ruined, it all comes together in the end and they never leave each other’s side.
Monday, December 13, 2010
12/9/10, Great Expectations page 292-340
To start off the reading section this week, Pip becomes quite concerned about Magwitch’s safety. I think he should be concerned and try to help him because of how greatly Magwitch has helped him. Herbert and Pip came up with a plan to sneak Magwitch away on the river, and Pip wants to go with him. I wondered why he wanted to go with him. My thought on this situation was that maybe he wanted Magwitch to keep giving him money if he were to accompany him.
Pip does not think it is right for him to ask Magwitch for any more money, and his debts keep piling up. Magwitch should not give him more money because Pip should’ve been smarter and not have wasted all of his money away. Pip was at the movie theater and eventually found out that Compeyson was also there, sitting directly behind him. I thought this was interesting and wondered if Compeyson had recognized him.
Later, Jaggers gives Pip a note from Miss Havisham. So, in chapter 49, Pip decides to visit her. Miss Havisham apologized to Pip since she was the reason Estella broke Pip’s heart. He forgives her, and then goes for a walk in the garden. While walking, he started to wish that Miss Havisham died. I thought this was quite rude that he would just wish she die. Quite coincidently, Pip saw Miss Havisham go up in a flame. She lives, but she isn’t the same person as she was before. Pip was also slightly burned trying to save Miss Havisham. It serves him right to get burned because he kind of wanted her to die.
In chapter 50, we find out that Jaggers housekeeper, Molly, was Magwitch’s wife and that Magwitch was Estella’s father. This was quite interesting to me because it seems yet again that all of the characters have relations one way or another.
As I continued to read, Pip received an anonymous note that told him to travel to the marshes in secret. My first thought on the situation was that Compeyson must be the one sending the note. Pip decides to travel to the marsh, to find out that Orlick was the one who sent the note. Orlick also admits to killing Mrs. Joe. This was an unbelievable shock to me. I believed the whole time that one of the convicts killed her, most like Compeyson. He also tells Pip that he and Compeyson have been working together and have found out about Magwitch. At the last minute, Herbert and a group of men came to save Pip. Orlick managed to escape, though, before they could catch him and that is where our reading ended. The book is gaining much suspense!
Pip does not think it is right for him to ask Magwitch for any more money, and his debts keep piling up. Magwitch should not give him more money because Pip should’ve been smarter and not have wasted all of his money away. Pip was at the movie theater and eventually found out that Compeyson was also there, sitting directly behind him. I thought this was interesting and wondered if Compeyson had recognized him.
Later, Jaggers gives Pip a note from Miss Havisham. So, in chapter 49, Pip decides to visit her. Miss Havisham apologized to Pip since she was the reason Estella broke Pip’s heart. He forgives her, and then goes for a walk in the garden. While walking, he started to wish that Miss Havisham died. I thought this was quite rude that he would just wish she die. Quite coincidently, Pip saw Miss Havisham go up in a flame. She lives, but she isn’t the same person as she was before. Pip was also slightly burned trying to save Miss Havisham. It serves him right to get burned because he kind of wanted her to die.
In chapter 50, we find out that Jaggers housekeeper, Molly, was Magwitch’s wife and that Magwitch was Estella’s father. This was quite interesting to me because it seems yet again that all of the characters have relations one way or another.
As I continued to read, Pip received an anonymous note that told him to travel to the marshes in secret. My first thought on the situation was that Compeyson must be the one sending the note. Pip decides to travel to the marsh, to find out that Orlick was the one who sent the note. Orlick also admits to killing Mrs. Joe. This was an unbelievable shock to me. I believed the whole time that one of the convicts killed her, most like Compeyson. He also tells Pip that he and Compeyson have been working together and have found out about Magwitch. At the last minute, Herbert and a group of men came to save Pip. Orlick managed to escape, though, before they could catch him and that is where our reading ended. The book is gaining much suspense!
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