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Great Expectations Journal

1. What is your first reaction to Pip and his crisis with the convict?  Would you have acted and felt the
same way?   Write down any thoughts, opinions or questions that you may have.
When Pip meets the convict in the churchyard I felt that Pip would be subjected to great danger.  After
the boy is grabbed and shaken while upside down the convict interrogates the boy.  I think Pip might have
told the convict too much.  In today's world telling a stranger specifics about location and occupation
could lead to robbery or the murder of a whole family.  After that Pip feels empathy for the convict and
also thinks it would be great to have something of his own.  This is why he later calls him "My Convict".
When he arrives home he steals the wittles (food) and a metal file for the convict.  He sets off to the
churchyard and after a run-in with the other convict Pip gives the food to the fugitive he met the night
before.  The convict sincerely appreciates his gesture and that the boy kept his promise.  The fugitive
turns out to be a kind-hearted fellow and is much in debt to Pip.  When the convict finally gets captured
he admits to stealing food from Pip's home to !
ensure Pip will not be held responsible for the lost food.  At this point the saying "What goes around
comes around" is seen.  I think this also shows foreshadowing because it suggests that that convict will
come back to see Pip once again.  If I were placed in the same situation I wouldn't have acted like Pip.
If the convict had let me go back to my house I would tell my father.  In the world today you can't
depend on the kindness of strangers.  Perhaps the convict would kill me because I could identify him,
much the same way as After The First Death when Kate realizes that she will be killed because she saw
Miro and Artkin unmasked.

4. Pip is a dynamic character, changing considerably as the novel progresses.  Several problems or
conflicts are experienced that make his life so difficult.  Choose one that stands out to you and explain
why you think it is important.
As Pip becomes more mature and is on his way to be a gentleman it is very important to look back on
situations that changed him and made his life difficult.  Only in recalling the past can one predict the
future.  Pip is some one who seems unlucky.  When his parents die he is left with his older sister
Georgiana who doesn't seem that keen on raising Pip.  She is very mean to Pip and freely uses the tickler
to teach him discipline (a tickler is a stick with melted wax at the end used to beat Pip).  She
criticizes him and she does the same with her husband.  She is obviously a very touchy person.  However
much of this Pip endured for such a long time, the first meeting with the convict had to be one of the
most important conflicts that make his life difficult.
     When Pip meets the convict in the churchyard he is threatened immediately.  The man says that if
he does not keep his promise and bring him the items he requested something terrible would happen.  "You
bring 'em both to me...or I'll have your heart and liver out"(3) shows how the convict terrified Pip into
thinking he would be maliciously killed if he were to disobey the convict.  Not only were the convicts
word threatening he also grabbed the boy and shook him to see what the contents of his pockets were.
This shocking event would even chill my bones.  Pip brings the items to the convict the next day to save
his heart and liver.  At this point I believe Pip finds himself sympathizing with the convict.  He is
actually a nice man who thanks Pip for keeping his promise.  I think Pip can relate to being scared and
sometimes feeling alone.  This changes his life directly and indirectly.  After this episode he calls the
convict "My Convict" which shows how he has found a friend o!
ther than Joe, this is a direct example.  After the convict shows gratitude by claiming he stole the
food, he adopted Pip in his mind and vows to himself all the money he makes will be used to make Pip ...

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