What lessons does Pip learn from his experience as a wealthy gentleman?
Pip learns that being a wealthy gentleman, despite his motivation, does not bring happiness. He also realizes that, no matter what class one is in, it does not make one better or worse in character.
Who sits in the coach with PIP Why is pip so frightened?
Summary: Chapter 28 Though this man does not recognize Pip, Pip overhears him explaining that the convict Pip helped that long-ago night in the marshes had asked him to deliver the money to Pip. Pip is so terrified by his memory of that night that he gets off the coach at its first stop within the town limits.
What news does Pip learn as he follows Estella to Satis House?
Pip has gone to Satis House to talk to Miss Havisham. He is angry at her because she had let him think for all this time that she was the one who was behind him becoming a gentleman. Now that he knows that it was actually Magwitch who was his benefactor, he does not like how Miss Havisham misled him.
What ironic reunion occurs on the stagecoach?
What “ironic” reunion occurs on the stagecoach? Pip runs into the man from the pub that gave him the money. He finds out that the convict wanted to give him the money. Pip moves stagecoaches because he does not want to be associated with the convict in any way.
Do Pip and Estella get married?
Pip goes to Cairo and Estella marries someone else. However, in both endings Pip and Estella do not get together. In the revised ending, we are told that Pip has “no shadow of another parting from her” but this is not an indication that they get together. The conversation between Pip and Estella indicates that.
Why did PIP not like Drummle?
Pip does not want Drummle to see Joe because he is ashamed of Joe’s simple manners. Drummle, described by Jaggers as the “blotchy, sprawly, sulky fellow” (ch 26), is Pip’s nemesis. Drummle offends him and irritates him. Pip is tormented by the idea that he might one day turn into Joe.
Was Drummle abusive?
Drummle eventually marries Estella, to Pip’s great anguish, and he becomes an abusive husband. He dies while mistreating a horse, and we’re only a little sorry.
What does Bentley Drummle represent in Great Expectations?
Although he is a minor character in the novel, Bentley Drummle provides an important contrast with Pip and represents the arbitrary nature of class distinctions. In his mind, Pip has connected the ideas of moral, social, and educational advancement so that each depends on the others.
How does PIP behave toward the stranger in the stairwell?
Pip does not recognize him, but the stranger looks at him ”with an incomprehensible air of being touched and pleased by the sight of” Pip. They have an awkward conversation on the stairs. ” Not knowing what else to do, Pip invites him in, though he tells us he does it ”inhospitably enough. ”
What was Magwitch’s crime?
Magwitch never felt accepted or loved by society because he committed a number of petty crimes such as stealing food as a means of survival. Not only did Magwitch steal food to eat, he also raised himself and taught himself how to read and write so that he would not always have to lead such a difficult life.
What happened to Magwitch’s fortune?
Magwitch’s wealth, which had been supporting Pip—Magwitch worked hard and lived a rough life so that Pip could be a gentleman—goes to the government (the crown) because Magwitch dies as a convicted criminal. As Pip says: I foresaw that, being convicted, his possessions would be forfeited to the Crown.