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He has no sense of identity, this is shown in the first paragraph where Pip introduces himself and says that he could not pronounce his name(Philip Pirrip) more than Pip.
The setting shows a inhospitable environment.
The first encounter of the convict is that of a savage and barbaric man, “Keep still, you little devil, or I’ll cut your throat!”
Pip shows sympathy for the convict, “soaked in water, and smothered in mud, and lamed by stones, and cut by flints.”
Magwitch turns Pip upside-down showing how Pip’s life is going to be changed or upside-down from then on.
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The chapter starts off with Pip’s description of both Joe and Mrs. Joe Gargery. Pip mainly focuses on the tough, rough and cold side of Mrs. Joe, emphasizing how she was only concerned about the great reputation she had with the neighbors for bringing Pip up ‘by hand’. Although Mrs. Joe took over her husband’s name, she ironically assumed his power. She is very much the opposite of Joe, as he is described by Pip a
. . .
• While Biddy talks to Joe, Pip often hears his name being mentioned but he did
not want to know what they where saying about him so he moved away from the
window
• Pip describes his first night of fortune as being one of the loneliest he has
ever been. ”
Chapter 15:
• Pip still shows a yearning for education; there fore he learnt what he could from Biddy. Pip then tells the convict that he saw the other man.
Uncle Pumblechook is actually Joe’s uncle, but Pip and Mrs Joe regard him as their uncle. Miss Havisham mockingly tells him of her departure to France to be educated, as if thinking Pip has fallen for Estella.
Pip's realization that the extent of Miss Havisham's assistance will be her help on his apprenticeship papers—that he will be bound to Joe's forge and to his social class after all—is devastating to him; it is the first of a series of disappointments that seem to be the inevitable result of Pip's great expectations
This Chapter is mostly concerned with Pip's development from an innocent boy to an ambitious young man.
• Joe tells people that other people in the Jolly bargemen will want to see him
as a gentleman but he does not want to show off, so he tells him that he will
bring his clothes around to show them before he goes to London on his last day.
• Pip then looks to Joe for assurance showing Pip still sees him as a fatherly
figure but Joe just stand there looking on, motionless. Joe because he knows she is jealous and wants to calm her down, contrary to when he tells Pip not to lie in Chapter 9
Joe knows Mrs. Pip gathers the ‘better’ food because he’s either terrified or feels sorry for the convict by sacrificing his own bread and butter. Then they leave to go to Satis house. According to Pip’s description, the education is unsatisfactory, and he is able to survive only thanks to the basics taught by Biddy, also an orphan “brought up by hand. He also compares Pip to “a four footed Squeaker” or a pig, further underlining his rude character.
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