Wopsle's first play. When Herbert leaves for work, Joe tells Pip he has only come to convey a message from Miss Havisham: that Estella is home and would like to see Pip.
Orlick accuses Pip of coming between him and a young woman he fancied, among other things, and declares his intention to have revenge. He also admits to killing Mrs. Joe, though he says that Pip is ultimately responsible for her death since Orlick did it to get back at him.
Why is Joe's visit with Pip in London not a success? He was too intimidated by Pip. Joe calls Pip "sir." Also Pip didn't want to be seen by Joe.
What made him marry Pip's sister? His father was a drunk, and his mother ran away. He never went to school because he did not really get the chance because his dad did not approve. He loved her, and she made him feel like he had to marry her.
As Pip becomes more conscious of social class and the way that class is used to determine people's position in the world, he becomes embarrassed by Joe. For these reasons, Pip is particularly ashamed of how Joe behaves in front of people like Miss Havisham, Estella, and Herbert.
Several years go by, until one night a familiar figure barges into Pip's room—the convict, Magwitch, who stuns Pip by announcing that he, not Miss Havisham, is the source of Pip's fortune. Pip was merely a boy for the young Estella to practice on; Miss Havisham delighted in Estella's ability to toy with his affections.
Jaggers tells Pip that he has come into a fortune and must go to London to become a gentleman, improve his education and take up a higher class life. Pip convinces himself that the money has come from Miss Havisham and that this means that she plans for him and Estella to be a couple.
The moral theme of Great Expectations is quite simple: affection, loyalty, and conscience are more important than social advancement, wealth, and class.
The convict threatens Pip and demands that he bring him a file and food. Pip is so frightened of Magwitch, believing that he will kill him, if he does not obey, that he takes great risks at home, stealing food from Mrs. "The feeling of guilt has an unsettling effect on Pip.
When this happens, he believes that Miss Havisham is his benefactor. He believes that she plans to make him a gentleman. He thinks this largely because the man who tells him of his new good fortune is Mr. Jaggers as a man whom he had seen in Miss Havisham's house back when he used to go there to play with Estella.
Now Joe has come to London and he is hanging out with people who are "above" him. Because Pip seems like he belongs in that company, Joe calls him "sir."
That has all changed by Chapter 30. By this point, a mysterious benefactor has given Pip a large allowance that allows him to set up in London as a gentleman. When he returns home in Chapter 30, he has become a snob. He is ashamed of Joe and sends him a lavish present rather than go visit him.
He can receive this offer under 3 conditions: 1) His benefactors name must stay anonymous. 2) He must keep the name Pip. 3) Never ask or talk about who his benefactor is.
Pip agrees. Jaggers tells him he is his guardian for now. He will provide him with an allowance so that he can acquire what he needs and pay for his education. He recommends a tutor—a Mr.
To get even with Orlick, Pip informs Jaggers about his untrustworthy nature and gets Orlick sacked from his post as guardsman at Satis House. Pip relieves his guilt about not visiting Joe by having a cod and barrel of oysters sent to the forge. Pip confesses that he loves Estella when he returns to Herbert in London.
Pip's life in London makes things difficult for Herbert because they live and spend a lot of time together and Pip has unlimited funds but Herbert does not. Herbert Pocket comes from a wealthy family, but he is not wealthy. At the moment, most of the wealth seems to be ties up with Miss Havisham.
Chapter 14Pip is miserable because he feels ashamed of home. “Home had never been a very pleasant place to me, because of my sister's temper. But, Joe had sanctified it, and I had believed in it. He feels shut off from interest and romance, a 'thick curtain has fallen'; now there's nothing but endurance.
Mr. Pocket tells Pip that he is not destined for training in any profession, but is to be educated to hold his own in the company of prosperous young men. A visit to Jaggers' office for money introduces Pip to Jaggers' way of dealing with people.
The Avenger is Pip's servant boy who he hires to seem like a more legit gentleman. The problem is, beyond putting toast on the table and yelling people's names when they walk through the door, the Avenger doesn't really have much to do, and Pip spends a lot of energy trying to come up with tasks.
Pip is unable to recognise Joe's intelligence at this point because he doesn't see the common sense in Joe's words. Pip is referring to himself here because he cannot see that he is lying ot himself about Estella's love for him, or Miss Havisham's involvement in his money.
Estella treats Pip very scornfully when they first meet. They first encounter one another when she lets him into Satis Hall, where he has come to meet Miss Havisham. She makes no effort to smile or be pleasant, and she calls Pip "boy" over and over, although they seem to be the same age.
Pip loves Joe dearly, as a neglected child would someone who paid special attention to him and treated him with gentleness. When Pip finds out he is going to be made a gentleman, however, the relationship changes.
Although she eventually regrets what she has done and her character starts to change, it is too late. In a tragic accident, Miss Havisham is horribly burned when her wedding dress catches fire and she dies shortly afterwards.
The convict orders Pip to bring him a file and food the next morning. He orders Pip that he is to tell no one that he has seen the convict. The convict tells Pip that he has a friend who is with him that likes to eat the hearts and livers of little boys.
Pip's twenty-first birthday marks his official transition to adulthood (Jaggers even begins calling him “Mr. Pip”). Ironically, Pip adopts secrecy even as he is most anxious to know the identity of his own secret benefactor.
Despite Pip's renewed affection, living in London makes Joe increasingly unhappy, and one morning Pip finds him gone. Before leaving, he does Pip one last good turn, paying off all of Pip's debts. Pip rushes home to reconcile with Joe and decides to marry Biddy when he gets there.
